| Houseplant
Cultural
information: These beautiful and durable plants are
very easy to
keep. Silver Vase Bromeliads large pink flowers will last 8 to 12 weeks. The
pictured plant is in what they call "low bloom stage" or
"at water level". Most varieties of Bromeliads are purchased as a disposable plant. With this
in mind you can place the Bromeliad plant any where in the home or office.
If you wish to keep your plant long term place it in very bright
indirect. Very near a east, south or west window will do.
The Silver Vase Bromeliad will need water when the soil
has dried about
one half inch down from the surface. If your Bromeliad does not
have a bloom, fill the vase of the plant with water allowing the
water to run down the side of the Bromeliad and down into the
soil. If the Silver Vase Bromeliad is flowering water the soil
until water starts to seep from the drain holes. It's ok to keep a
small amount of water in the vase while the Bromeliad is blooming.
Remove excess water from the drip tray within 24 hours.
If you purchased a Silver Vase Bromeliad as a temporary
flowering plant you will not need to fertilize it. If you plan to
keep the plant long term fertilize every other month with a
balanced liquid plant food such as Peter's House Plant Special.
It is fairly easy to propagate the pups that grow from the
sides of the mother plant. These new plants are called offsets.
Once the pups have developed to at least half the height of the
mother plant the pups can be cut or broken off the main plant and
potted in moist vermiculite or potting soil. Place a clear plastic
bag over the container to keep the humidity up. Misting will also
aid in rooting. Once rooted the pup can be potted in any well
drained potting soil.
The mother plant will only flower once in its life time. To
coax the pup into flowering, first make sure the pups soil is not
dry. Place the young Bromeliad in a large clear plastic bag out of direct
sunshine. Dice
up an apple (the apple will produce ethylene gas) and place it on
the soil. Seal the bag and leave the Bromeliad plant in the bag
with the decomposing apples for 2
weeks, watering if necessary. Eventually the young Silver Vase will flower
again.
Common houseplant pests include: Generally most varieties in
the Bromeliad family are not effected by insect pests.
Silver Vase Bromeliads are usually available as a single plant
in a 6" pot and occasionally as multiple plants in an 8"
or 10" containers.
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