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Bromeliad & Air Plant Care Guides

Bromeliads and air plants absorb water through their leaves rather than their roots, which changes everything about how you water them. Tank bromeliads are watered into the central cup; air plants are soaked and then dried upside down.

The family covers guzmania, vriesea, aechmea, cryptanthus and tillandsia. Roots on most of these are anchors, not feeding structures. A bromeliad flowers once, then produces offsets called pups and slowly dies — that is the normal life cycle, not a failure.

What they share

Bright indirect light. Water into the cup for tank types, weekly soaking for air plants. Never plant an air plant in soil. Non-toxic to cats and dogs.

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Common problems

Rotting centre means water sat in the cup too long without refreshing — flush it regularly. Air plants that turn brown at the base were left wet after soaking. The parent dying back after flowering is expected; keep the pups.

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