Bromeliad

A single bromeliad (Bromeliaceae) in your choice of yellow, orange, red, or pink, or let us surprise you. The color lasts three to six weeks and the green leaves last for years. It arrives in its 6" grower's pot with a plastic tray.

Details

• Size: 6" grower's pot
• Planter: Grower's pot with plastic tray
• Light: Bright, indirect light; tolerates medium light; keep out of hot, direct sun
• Best for: Windowsills out of hot sun, shelves, and desks
• Care: Easy

Grown, delivered, guaranteed

Prepared at the Interior Foliage Design greenhouse, 47-47 58th St, Woodside, NY 11377. Free pickup at our Woodside greenhouse, usually ready within 24 hours, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM. Delivery is $45 to Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside, Greenpoint, Maspeth, Hunters Point, West Williamsburg and Manhattan below 125th Street; $125 to the rest of Brooklyn and Queens and Manhattan above 125th Street; $195 to Westchester, Nassau, western Suffolk through Riverhead, Greenwich and New Canaan; and $295 to the East End and Bergen, Hudson, Essex and Passaic counties in New Jersey. Every plant carries our 48-hour replacement guarantee; live plants are not returnable (refund policy). Our family has sold plants in New York since the 1970s, and Interior Foliage Design was incorporated in 1980.

Watering

Bromeliads drink from the cup at the center of their leaves. Keep about an inch of fresh water in the central cup and refresh it once a month. Moisten the potting medium lightly with a small, measured amount when it feels dry, never soaking it, and keep the pot on its tray. In winter, water a little less.

Why bromeliads hold their color

NC State Extension notes that the urn plant (Aechmea fasciata) is an epiphyte from southeastern Brazil whose rosette forms a central cup that holds water, and that each rosette blooms once, then sends up offsets, or pups, that carry the plant on. The bloom itself lasts for weeks.

FAQ

Which colors are available? Yellow, orange, red, or pink, or choose Surprise Me.

How long does the color last? About three to six weeks; the leaves last for years.

How do I water it? Keep about an inch of water in the central cup and refresh it monthly.