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Bromeliads are tough, reliable and incredibly beautiful tropical or semi-tropical plants that possess colorful foliage, beautiful flowers or both. Very undemanding and easy to grow, their main ...

Answer: Bromeliads are a good choice. These colorful plants are easy to care for and provide structural interest. They are widely used in commercial settings such as resorts, malls and hotels where ...

Some of us spend winters in Florida. Some of us spend a week or two. Some of us take the sunny plunge and actually move there ...

Bromeliads are a unique and fascinating addition to the North Florida garden. Most bromeliads are native to tropical and subtropical areas and can be grown in the landscape, especially if you live in ...

DEL MARDEL MAR — Horticulturalist Pamela Koide-Hyatt loves bromeliads so much it pains her to see them abused, particularly when they're treated as if they are disposable decorations. That often ...

I recently struck up a conversation with a stranger (as gardeners often do) — a fellow plant-aholic — while visiting a local nursery. She saw me eyeing a colorful bromeliad and offered that she’s ...

Anyone seeing a white jacaranda (Jacaranda puberula), also known as caroba, blooming in the sandbank forest might assume that the leafy tree could not survive in such sandy soil. They would be right.

Everything tropical is in demand right now. Perhaps it's because of the Maui or Fiji vacations that we have missed due to the pandemic, but everything from tropical summertime drinks to tropical home ...

Bromeliads are a beautiful family of tropical and subtropical plants. Most bromeliads possess colorful foliage, beautiful flowers or both. With their many sizes, shapes, colors and ease of culture, ...

“Which houseplants can adapt to low light and don’t require frequent watering, but will flower anyway?” It’s a question that tropical plant experts like Angel A. Lara hear regularly, particularly from ...

During the frigid days of winter, plant lovers are forced to turn their attention indoors. The bromeliads are a group of plants that adapt well to indoor conditions and lately have become more readily ...