We have 2 bromeliad plants that I "rescued" from the neighbor's tree. They were both simply attached to and growing on a large limb. I planted them in potting soil with some moss in a hanging planter trying to keep their environment close to what they were used to.
One of them has now sent up a very tall spike. The plant itself is about a foot tall but the spike has gotten to at least 5-6 feet tall but has not bloomed. The spike does have thin "arms" that have now also appeared. Is there anyone that can tell me if this spike will end up blooming, and if not should it be cut off? I don't see any pups growing in the pot with the main plant. The second plant looks about the same as when I planted it about 6 months ago.
By Brenda B. from Okeechobee, FL
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Hello I think whether it is going to produce a flower or not it is beautiful anyway and you should keep it this way!
On the first plant if the spike is that much tall it could be because it tries to catch more sunlight. Maybe you should move it to the face of the trunk that catches more sun looking south or west. Bromeliaceae blooms only once in a lifetime, then new plants grow as offsets and offsets do not always appeared at the foot of the plant sometime they appear upper on the spikes.
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