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Florida-Friendly Landscaping -My Slice of Paradise

by Lorna Bravo

May 24, 2023

Article by UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Urban Horticulture Agent Lorna Bravo What motivates people to adopt and model sustainable landscape practices in their urban landscapes? Meet Broward County Master Gardener Volunteer Keith ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Bromeliads, Broward, Conserve Water, Florida Gardening, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, IFASwater, Native Plants, Right Place Right Plant, Water

Dyckia – another type of bromeliad

by Ralph Mitchell

December 22, 2021

Almost everyone is familiar with bromeliads and the myriad of types, colors and floral displays. There is another bromeliad relative called Dyckia which maintains the bromeliad shape but has characteristics of hardiness and drought-tolerance ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Bromeliads, Dyckia

Beautiful Bromeliads and Mischievous Mosquitoes

by Leslie Nicole Munroe

June 26, 2020

In January, 2016, I moved back to Florida from another southern state. It was great to see familiar plants and to be able to go to the beach again.I love the dizzying varieties of beautiful bromeliads, but could definitely live without the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aechmea, Anana, Bacillus Thuringiensis, Billbergia, Bromeliads, BT, Color In The Landscape, Florida Mosquitoes, Guzmania, Mosquito Control, Neoregelia, Preventing Mosquito Breeding, Shade Gardening

Industry Spotlight: Deroose Plants

by Caroline Warwick

February 22, 2019

Located off Rock Springs Road in Apopka, Deroose Plants produces ornamental plants for the green industry. Primarily a producer of young plants, their bread and butter crop is bromeliads, which are primarily grown for the South Florida and ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Bromeliads, Deroose Plants, Horticulture, Horticulture Careers, Nursery

Industry Spotlight: Russell’s Bromeliads

by Caroline Warwick

May 15, 2018

Located just off the beaten path in Clermont, Russell’s Bromeliads has been a wholesale grower, importer, exporter, and distributor of Tillandsia (commonly known as air plants) for more than 30 years. “When we initially opened, our ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Air Plants, Bromeliads, Florida Nursery, Industry Spotlight, Propagation, Russell's Bromeliads

Q: My bromeliad is starting to produce little plants off the side. Do I need to separate them from the original plant?

by BLOGS.IFAS

June 20, 2017

A: The growths are called offsets or pups. Bromeliads slowly die over a period of a year or two after flowering. However, several pups usually develop during the flowering cycle and usually emerge from the soil near the edge of the container. ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Bromelia Pinguin, Bromeliads

Fact sheet: Bromeliad

by BLOGS.IFAS

May 29, 2017

The bromeliad family is large and varied. Its two best-known members, pineapples and Spanish moss, give an idea of the diversity of this group of plants.Most bromeliads are easy to grow indoors or in the greenhouse. They have attractive forms ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Bromeliads, Factsheet, Plant Sale

Growing Bromeliads

by Samantha Murray

February 22, 2016

Characterized by their colorful foliage and flowers, bromeliads make great houseplants and some can also be grown outdoors in containers, gardens, and even on trees or other surfaces. Bromeliad Facts In the wild, bromeliads are epiphytes, ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Bromeliads, Container Plants, Houseplants, Lawn & Garden Hot Topic, Native Plants

What do pineapples have in common with Spanish moss?

by Theresa Badurek

March 21, 2014

Theresa Badurek, Urban Horticulture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension and Bob Albanese, Pinellas County Extension Horticulture Program Assistant Bromeliads are a great drought tolerant addition to a shady landscape with some protection from frost ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Bromeliads, Garden, Gardening, Landscape, Landscaping, Pineapple, Shade, Shade Garden, Spanish Moss, Tropical Plants

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