Do Aechmea Fasciata blooms change colors with age
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- 7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
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Comments (2)If the pups are nearly as large as the original plant, then they should bloom this summer. I put all my broms outside for the summer under 40% shadecloth starting in early-mid May(or after danger of frost). I think that the fluctuations in daylength and temperature naturally trigger flowering for many bromeliads. My Aechmea fasciatas bloom quite reliably during July and August. How crowded to allow them is partly a matter of taste. A 4 inch pot for 3 pups sounds way too small for me. You could repot the clump as is, in a 7-8 inch pot. I sometimes allow 3-4 in a pot, but I usually prefer individual specimens of wide leaved broms. An east window should be fine for now. If you decide to try moving it outside for summer, acclimate it slowly to sun or it will burn. Try a northern exposure for starts....See MoreHow do you make Aechmea fasciata bloom again
Comments (5)I hate to interject this, on the feeling that I might get flamed, but I have a tough skin so.... Bromeliads are tropical plants for the most part. There are exceptions, but most of the plants that are mass marketed are tropical in origin. They require a certain care to bloom. They are not the ordinary houseplants people think they are. Ae. fasciata is a relatively easy bloomer. It likes strong light but no direct burning sun. Unlike bromeliads that are grown for their color, like neoregelias and most guzmanias, you can fertilize many aecmheas (and billbergias, and Vreiseas, and Dyckias, etc etc) very lightly with okay results. They like a uniform warmth (they have been trialed outdoors in several differnet climates, and universally, it was found that specifically Ae Fasciata will usually die or suffer great damage at 32F and lower). The cut apple thing is based on the principle that ethylene gas prompts a bloom response in bromeliads. I have found that, like orchids, bromeliads bloom when they feel like it. Because I live in a basically warm, light filled climate, mine bloom readily and easily, no matter what the species. We plant Ae fasciata in the yard here under a canopy of trees and they winter fine and bloom yearly. In your climate, it may be more of a challenge. If they aren't blooming, its because some basic need is not being met...light, heat, humidity, food...usually the culprit for non-blooming broms is light (like orchids)...See More
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7 years ago- 6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
Hi everyone.
Carol – As far as I know, all known bromeliad species (with the exception of one), are
native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the
American subtropics.The “Odd man out” is Pitcairnia
feliciana which is native to tropical West Africa, but as new species are still being found, who knows,
where they’ll turn up next; perhaps even in another part of the world somewhere
down the track.Pitcairnia feliciana
Just a little bit of history about the first ones to enter
cultivation: Bromeliads were first recorded over 500 years ago when Christopher
Columbus introduced the pineapple (Ananas
comosus) to Spain after he returned from his second voyage to the New World
in 1493. Within 50 years this tropical fruit quickly spread and was being
cultivated in India and other Old World countries.Although the pineapple is very common and most of us have eaten it at some time, how many have actually had the opportunity to see the flower and appreciate its beauty?
ananas comosus
It wasn't until 1776 that another bromeliad (Guzmania lingulata) was brought to
Europe.Guzmania lingulata
This was followed by Aechmea
fasciata in 1828 and Vriesea splendens in 1840.Aechmea fasciata
Vriesea splendens
Bromeliads are very adaptable and can be found in a range of
habitats from sea level near beaches to 4200 meters, in areas and ranging from
rain-forests to deserts; so in cultivation there is a bromeliad suitable for
almost every situation.All the best, Nev.
Carol love_the_yard (Zone 9A Jacksonville, FL) thanked splinter1804 - 5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
PRO5 years ago- 5 years ago
I don’t know what I’m doing right, but my A fasciata blooms every year in my greenhouse here in NC, rooted into the gravel floor and getting whatever light filters through the orchid bench to the underworld below. I’m always impressed by the color range of the flowers in the pink bracts.
Carol love_the_yard (Zone 9A Jacksonville, FL) thanked karen__w z7 NC 
4 years ago- 4 years ago
Hi, I have lots of these plants, now, but still very few that bloom. I was given one two years - that was in bloom - and I think that is the only one that blooms - or blooms reliably. To tell you the truth, I have so many broms that I haven't kept track. Most of the others around here just fill space in my brom arrangements. (I am not a one-brom-one-pot gal... my broms are arranged in planters like flower arrangements... to me, it is more pleasing to the eye.)
Good luck with yours! I hope you have huge pink flowers!
splinter1804