Bromeliads get ragged after bloom
I have them all over the garden; have moved them; have taken "pups" to plant elsewhere. They seem to do well --for a while. Then the leaves get ragged-looking after the flower fades. Is this normal? Or should the same plant bloom again later? I will post a picture if need be, but meantime have found this site: http://www.bromeliads.co.nz/lightshade.html that has a plant much like mine. It is Aechmea Fasciata "Morgana". Can anybody comment on whether I should pull up the ragged-looking ones -- or will they bloom again? Thanks. Persephone |
Bromeliads get ragged after bloom
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I have them all over the garden; have moved them; have taken "pups" to plant elsewhere. They seem to do well --for a while. Then the leaves get ragged-looking after the flower fades. Is this normal? Or should the same plant bloom again later? I will post a picture if need be, but meantime have found this site: http://www.bromeliads.co.nz/lightshade.html that has a plant much like mine. It is Aechmea Fasciata "Morgana". Can anybody comment on whether I should pull up the ragged-looking ones -- or will they bloom again? I don't know specifically about that type of Brom but the ones I have are all reported to die after flowering although they may produce pups for a few years after flowering and before they die. |
Bromeliads get ragged after bloom
Persephone wrote:
I have them all over the garden; have moved them; have taken "pups" to plant elsewhere. They seem to do well --for a while. Then the leaves get ragged-looking after the flower fades. Is this normal? Or should the same plant bloom again later? I will post a picture if need be, but meantime have found this site: http://www.bromeliads.co.nz/lightshade.html that has a plant much like mine. It is Aechmea Fasciata "Morgana". Can anybody comment on whether I should pull up the ragged-looking ones -- or will they bloom again? Thanks. Persephone From what I have read, my Guzmania -- having bloomed -- will eventually die. Although I removed the spent flower stalk about 6 months ago, the plant is still quite green. It already has a significant offset that should survive to replace its parent. This life-cycle is common with many monocots -- bromeliads, yuccas, agaves, bulbs, corms, etc. They flower and die, but produce new plants vegetatively before dying. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/ |
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