Bromeliad flower can last for one to three months with an average of 40 pieces of leaves that have curved edges. There are species or types of bromeliads which the leaves are jagged, there is also the type that without serrations. Bromeliads can be planted singly in pots and can also be arranged to form colonies. In general, colonies of bromeliads placed on the footpath or used as a point of interest in the middle of the park. These plants are generally developed by seed or seedling that different with lucky bamboo plant.
Waterring Bromeliad Plant
Different from other plants, bromeliad roots not only in charge of absorbing nutrients and water, but also serves as a crutch or a binder, so that the bromeliad can grow on cliffs or rocks. However, when cultivated in different places, the water demand factors must be considered.Watering should be done if the media was dry. Conditions are certainly different between the hot weather, cloudy, or rainy. Thereby. water uptake by roots can be done to the maximum and the planting medium is not too humid. Characteristics of water-deficient plants can be seen from the leaves turn yellowish. However. if it is given water, the leaves will return to normal.
The light intensity of the Sun
Most plants of the family Bromeliaceae cahava not tolerate direct sun in a long time. Characteristic of bromeliads are able to adapt in the open is a thick-leaved bromeliads, stiff, sharp razor, and gray green or silvery gray. Some types of these are Ananas, PUVA, Bilbergia, and Hectias. In fact, the perfect shape when grown in hot areas.
Meanwhile, thin-leaved bromeliad, delicate, tiny barbed, and colored, prefer to be where the light is not too strong. but also not too dark. Some of them are Neuregelia, Cryptanthus, Nidularium, and Guzmania.
Fertilization
Instead, manure is not given in bromeliads. Application of manure can cause the leaves to grow wide and elongated, so that the plant does not look neat. If you want to make bromelia perform a compact and colorful, given slow release fertilizers with high N content.
Replacement pot (removal of the plant to a larger pot)
Each plant requires a living space. If plants are too crowded, nutrient competition was tight. Similarly, bromeliads, if large plants are no longer relevant to the pot, automatic bromeliads become stunted growth. Repotting is usually done once a year or when the pot is considered too narrow.
Here are the stages in the replacement pot plants bromeliad:
a) Prepare to bromeliad will be replacement pot and pot size larger replacement. Turn the pot plants to be replaced, then slowly pull out of the pot until the plant roots without interruption.
b) Fill the pot with a new base sterofom, and enter a new growing medium, in the form of chopped fern and charcoal husk with a ratio of 1:1 to a height of half the pot.
c) Enter the plants slowly, then add the media to cover the entire root.
d) After replacement pot, place the plant in the shade and protected from rain. The new plant repotting is very susceptible to weather change.
That way Bromeliad plant care, if you want your plants to flourish. Doing regular care and control of pests in your plants that cultivated.
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