How I Water My Bromeliad Plants Indoors

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I've been growing a variety of bromeliads for years now, both outdoors & as houseplants. Here's how I water my bromeliad plants indoors to keep them looking good & alive for as long as possible. Find out how I water them & factors which are good to know.
I’ve been growing bromeliads for many years, both outdoors and as houseplants. They did beautifully in my Santa Barbara garden happily growing 7 blocks away from the ocean where they relished the moisture from the coastal fog. I’ve grown them in my homes in New York City, San Francisco and now here in Tucson. A few questions have come my way about this topic so I want to share with you how I water  bromeliad plants indoors.
Bromeliads are easy to care for both indoors and out. If you’re new to the world of houseplant gardening be sure to give 1 a go and you’ll be hooked on them in no time. Even though these pineapple relatives are native to the tropics and subtropics, they tolerate dry air and growing mix just fine. Just know that it’s much better to keep them on the dry side rather than consistently wet – rot will be their demise faster than you can say “ aechmea fasciata“!
I run water through the planting medium, whether it be moss or bark, & let it all run out the drain holes. You don’t want your bromeliad to sit in water. In the winter the frequency is more like every 4-5 weeks & in the summer every 3-4 weeks.


The urn (cup, tank or vase) gets thoroughly flushed out. This is the core of the bromeliad & is how the plant stores water in nature.
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  • Diane Brook Diane Brook on Mar 06, 2018

    Hi, I love bromeliads. But i havent had much success. Probably because I've been doing it all wrong. I just mostly been watering the leaves and the middle. My plants/ leaves aways turn brown. Now i know i have to water the roots too! Do you think thats my problem? I never seem to get another flower. Does it take a long time? Yours are beautiful. I live in the delta area about 50 east of S. F.

    THANK YOU, DIANE
  • Joy Us garden Joy Us garden on Mar 06, 2018

    Hi Diane - I'm know the delta area because I lived in SF for 20 years. Yes, it's good to thoroughly water the roots every month (maybe less often in winter). Depending on what species of bromeliad you have, they turn brown as they're dying. The mother plant eventually dies & the pups (babies) live on. The mother plant never flowers again; the pups (baby plants which emerge off the sides) do. It takes a pup about 5 years to flower. I've done lots of posts on bromeliads which you might find helpful: https://www.joyusgarden.com/categories/#bromeliads Nell

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