Bromeliad Plant

Bromeliad plants add an exotic touch to any room, transporting you to the tropics or sun-kissed climes. Growing a bromeliad as a houseplant is simple and adds texture and color to the interior garden.

Learn how to care for a bromeliad plant and you'll have a low-maintenance, long-lasting houseplant.

The unusual appearance of the bromeliad signals that it is a high-maintenance plant that requires specialist gardening knowledge.

The plant is prized for its dense foliage, which forms a natural rosette. A bromeliad plant may produce an inflorescence, or flower, near the end of its life, the form and color of which varies greatly between varieties.

These plants can be found in nurseries and garden centers. As indoor examples, the plants require medium to bright light.

 Gardeners who are studying how to cultivate bromeliads will discover that the plant does not require deep pots or heavy potting soil.

 They thrive in shallow pots and can grow in low soil mediums such as orchid mix, a mixture of bark, sphagnum moss, and other organic additions.

Bromeliad plant maintenance is simple and does not require any special tools or fertilizers. During the growing season, feed the plants a half-strength fertilizer once a month.