Did you know that you can have one of the most beautiful pot plants as proverbial pennies? Of course, we are talking about exotic bromelia, which you can buy in a supermarket for less than PLN 30, and when it blooms, it looks like a colorful, paradise bird.
This flower does not require complicated care, and from the first moments it will bring a breath of freshness to your apartment. Put him in the living room or bedroom, and even during everyday duties you will feel like on vacation.
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Bromelia comes from distant tropical countries of South and Central America and the Caribbean, and Its hallmark are decorative, rigid, green leaves forming a characteristic rosette.
Her decorative flowers (actually adhesives that appear only oncebut they can decorate the plant for up to 6 months), they immediately catch the eye. They can have the form of an ear, panicles or heads.
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Bromelia feels best exposed to bright but diffused light near the eastern or western windowbecause sunlight will not be so intense there, so it certainly will not burn it during hot summer days.
As for the substrate for bromelia, it The permeable soil, e.g. a mixture of perlite, pine bark or earth for orchids/epiphytes, works best. It is also worth focusing on expanded clay drainageso that the water does not lie in the pot.
The optimal temperature for bromelia cultivation is from 18 to 24 degrees Celsius. This plant does not like drafts, it likes moist air, so it’s worth spraying it regularly. When it comes to bromelia care, It is also necessary to water the so -called The wells are soft with water.