Bromeliaceae :
A barbaric name that probably rings oddly in your ears! In fact, it is tropical plants some of which flourish in our homes like bilbergia, aechmea and tillandsia. The most popular is probably the aechmea: a strange plant, with large leaves very rigid silvery green, in the center of which opens a flower of an almost electric rose, punctuated with small purplish spots (the true flowers of this amazing inflorescence).
Watering:
For your plant to live well, there is something to know: it should not be watered by the foot, but pour the water in the center of the leaves (preferably use non-calcareous water not to leave ugly traces white). Let it evaporate and renew every month.
Flowering :
All bromeliads have in common to bloom only once on the same foot: it is useless to wait for your plant to bloom again. On the other hand. the rejections all around the mother-plant are quite capable of doing so. But sometimes, they take a long time to decide. To force them to bloom here are two things:
- Put some pieces of apple in the center of your plant and enclose it in a plastic bag. In rotting, the apple will release acetylene favoring the emission of flowers.