About half of our Bromeliads are turning brown in the middle, most likely from not having enough humidity. To combat this, we are soaking each plant in a water bath overnight, and re-transplanting it with very loose medium. After transplanting them, we have added a fan to move air through the area, as these plants like moving air. It is difficult to replicate their natural environment in home.

Bromeliads are epiphytes which means that they mostly grow in the canopy of trees. There are also types that grow in soil, or on rocks. Bromeliads are also native to the western hemisphere, and are mostly from Central and South America. Also, in the U.S. they are native to Florida, California, and Hawaii, anywhere they have good light warm temperatures, and humidity. I have managed to collect about 40 of these plants. One of my favorite sources has a nice video on youtube, so watching it is the… Continue