Every year at the beginning of the summer I pull out all my
bromeliads, cut the old plants and replant the new pups. Over the years my collection of bromeliads
has grown, making this a two weekend job. Today I started in the back garden, but I had
to stop early as the daily thunderstorms arrived.
I know that my collection of bromeliads is taking over
my garden. This is to the displeasure of my
wife, who is not a fan. Bromeliads are
the perfect plants for South Florida gardens, they need little maintenance and
they can handle our harsh summer weather.
What other plant would give you a couple new pups every year from a mature adult plant.
(The reason why they are taking over)
This week at the DragonFly Garden.
The rainy season is here; we are getting rain every day. With the rain comes an explosion of blooms, rain
lilies, powderpuff, Mexican flame vine, Rangoon creeper and the buttercup
flowers
4 comments:
I love broms! My neighbor tried to start a campaign to remove them from our hood saying they home mosquitos. I argued two large retention ponds have to contribute more to the mosquito population that a couple yards with broms.
I have a Bromeliad garden too. Have never noticed any mosquitos.
Your Bromeliads are just beautiful and I love the way you have arranged them.
About the little maroon colored ones. Do you have them growing on a tree stump and branch?
They look so nice elevated like that.
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It pains me to see you throw bromeliads away, but I know they have to be thinned. We have the same problem here and it gets harder and harder to find new people to give them to. Your yard looks lovely!! Glad to hear you're getting rain.
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