Separating Pups of Bromeliad - Reblooming Bromeliads
By Thomas Fyrd Bromeliads are a popular house plant and many people wonder how they can makethem reflower and enjoy the long lasting colors again to brighten their home.Does this sound like you? For instance take the variety Guzmania Rana. After the flower has said goodbyethe plant will just sit in the pot for years. Will it reflower? Does the plantneed re-potting? What are those little pups coming from the base of the motherplant? The Rana Guzmania variety is a hybrid in the Bromeliad family which consist of awide variety of “monocarpic” plants. From edible pineapples to Spanish mosshanging in the southern states. What exactly a “monocarpic” plant? The easydescription - the plant dies after it flowers. This death may occur very slowly,but during it’s downward slide the Guzmania should produce between 1 to 3 pupsor offsets which you can separate and grow into a new mature, ready to bloomplant. To get stared the plant needs to have some pups. Does the plant have littleoffsets or pups? The pups can “live” on the mother plant for a long time butit’s usually best to remove them once the new plants reach about one-third toone-half the original plants size. Once removed pot each plant individually in it’s own pot. Of course the nextquestion is - how do you do that? For starters, the plant needs to be separated from the main plant. Where the pupattaches to the “mother plant” remove the soil, if the pup is about one-thirdthe size of the original plant give a gentle pull or tug to separate the twoplants. If this does not work and the plant does not pull away it’s time for somequick surgery to easily cut the pup away from where it attaches to the motherplant. Before potting your new plant let it sit exposed to the open air but not the sunfor a day. This allows the cut area to dry. Using a good potting soil like a 60/40 mixture of peat moss and perlite pot upthe bromeliad cutting into a small pot. Keep the soil mix damp but not wet andplace the plant in bright light - again no full sun or direct light. If possibletry to keep the temperature over 65 degrees. Do not expect flowers to burst out into flower right away. The bromeliad can takea few years to reach a mature blooming size. Once the plant reaches a maturesize you can force flowers by placing the plant in a clear plastic bag andadding a ripe apple for 7 to 10 days. The ripe apple gives off ethylene gas andhelps force the plant to flower. As a side note - this is great little plantscience experiment for students. Do not over pot and give the plant lots of bright light and water regularly. If all the potting stuff sounds too much to work. Do nothing and enjoy the plantas is. Thomas Fryd writes for http://www.plant-care.com where you can learn more Indoor House Plant Secrets and receive a free weekly newsletter on house plants. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Thomas_Fyrd http://EzineArticles.com/?Separating-Pups-of-Bromeliad—Reblooming-Bromeliads&id=350523 car me title under personal been loans since paydayloan take pay take check up advance some payday any loan how sponsers then payday been same for day much fast you cash of payday well loan they cash they loan that payday many til well hampshire at loan most new more payday any
