PlantFiles: Bromeliad
Quesnelia arvensis 'Rose'

To maintain this plant, keep water in the 'vase'. After blooming (the blooms will last a long time) the plant will slowly die leaving 'pups' at the base. These new plants will continue to grow and eventually bloom with minimum care and the process continues. The foliage alone makes it a beautiful plant to grow while waiting for it to bloom.

This was a wonderful plant to grow and have bloom in Florida (U.S.) It did well in a hanging moss-type basket, with partial sun/shade along a wooden privacy fence.

It also did well when I first moved to Texas, when I lived on a lake (humidity seems to be the trick.) Though I am still living in Texas, I'm no longer on the lake, and the drier land plus five years of unusually harsh summers combined to do in the plant. When conditions become more normal, I will try it again here.

Quesnelia arvensis has beautiful foliage throughout the year. Heavy producer from tubers. Blooms in early August and continues through the first of September.