Reblooming A Bromeliad: Getting Bromeliads to Bloom

One of the greatest things about the bromeliads are their flowers. The flowers can stay blooming for months to months, but eventually they fade and die. Some bromeliad bloom regularly but some others don’t. Getting bromeliads to rebloom takes the patience of a saint, some time and the right variety of bromeliads. Getting bromeliads to bloom again isn’t possible, but the plant produces a next generation of bloomers called offsets that will.

Bromeliad Blooming Again

In indigenous country, you can see epiphytic bromeliads literally swinging from the trees. They propagate fascinating and colorful flowers, called an inflorescence, enclosed by rosettes of thick green to silver leaves. Reblooming a bromeliad won’t work because they only produce one flower in the plant’s whole life. Bromeliad grow in a plane with a cup-like depression at the center. This depression is responsible for picking up nutrients and water.

Rainwater and dew fall into cup and other plant litter, small insects and organic material end up in the depression, serving as a source of vitamins and minerals. The rosette grows by adding new leaves in the center of bromeliad, which becomes impossible after the flower has bloomed. For this reason, increased growth of bromeliad is done through separate plantlets at the base, or offsets, and the adult bromeliad won’t flower again.

Getting Bromeliads Bloom

First, bromeliads need their own home and some encouragement. Separate the offsets from the parent plant with a sharp and clean knife at the base. Leave the offset out on the counter for one or two days to callus before planting. Use a well drain soil with mixed compost. Keep the center of the bromeliad filled with water and add diluted liquid seaweed or diluted compost tea once every two weeks. Only mature plants will sprout flower, so a patience is required when getting bromeliads to bloom from pups.

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