BROMELIAD PUPS! ||Remove & Pot|| Propagating Bromeliads! 

My bromeliad has two. One is ready to be removed

That’s awesome!

Four. I just removed one and hopefully it survives.

That’s awesome! I’m sure it will do great. Keep the cup full and moisten the medium until it’s well established! Good luck growing!

@@NailzByA Thanks for the advice.

Aw such a great plant for a gift now when yours puts off her pups you can regift some as well! Glad this helped you! Remember to keep a pup for yourself cause once the mother plant is done putting off pups in my experience they start to brown and die down!

That’s awesome! Thank you so much for watching!

Thanks for watching glad this helped!

Yes replant those pups when they grow in and wait for the bloom! It’s gorgeous!

So glad this helped you! Thank you! She’s my oldest baby 🥰 Thanks so much for watching!

Thank you!

Yw! Glad we could help! Ty! She’s the best I love doing planty things with my girls it’s awesome! Thank you so much for watching I hope your bromeliad pup grows big and beautiful!

Thank you! Awesome you’ll have three new plants to see bloom at some point then!

Thank you for watching!

Yes I just pulled it out and then when I was done removing pups I just repotted it back in orchid bark and kept it till it was done producing pups!

That’s awesome!! Glad our experience helped you! Keep growing!

Lol I thought the same thing when I first got into these! The blooms are gorgeous!

Aw thank you! I love when my videos are able to give valued information! Sounds like you have a happy healthy plant getting ready to send her pups into their own pots! Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Glad you got some useful info! Thank you so much for watching

That’s awesome! Yes as long as it’s “big enough” at least 1/3 the size of the mother plant than its mature enough to be split. You can also repot the mother plant to if you’d like. Aside from improper care the mother plant will only die off when it’s done putting out all the pups it’s going to put off! Good luck and thank you! I love she’s interested in plants already!

@@NailzByA thank you for getting back to me. I am now a fan. Regards from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Anytime!! Thank you so much for the support! You are appreciated!

I’m glad this was helpful! Thanks so much for watching!

I think either is fine honestly. I had one in leca so kept a water reservoir at the bottom and the other in the orchid bark mix I water in the top cup and every once in a while would give the medium a little moisture. Hope this helps!

Oh no that’s not a good sign! If it’s browning at the center you may not be able to save it cause that’s the “base of the plant” that would be like the main stem that connects everything. You may have removed the pup before it was stable enough to support itself or may not have given it correct conditions but hearing you had your mother Bromeliad long enough to produce pups I’d think that’s prop not the case and you know the care so I’d say it either wasn’t ready or just like any plant we propagate they don’t all always make it and it’s just a fluke. I would def keep it till it’s clearly no longer with us lol and just make sure it always has clean water in the cup and make sure it’s not getting too much light. What medium did you plant the pup in?

I check them on a weekly basis and normally they’ll need water. I wouldn’t recommend watering the medium this often especially if it’s still wet at the point you’d refill the tank but if the tank is low or empty I refill it. I found in my experience with this plant that it also doesn’t hurt it if it goes a few days empty but I wouldn’t let it go more than a few days without water in the tank. Caring for this plant like this has seemed to keep them happy and healthy for me so I hope this helps! Thanks for watching!

Thank you!

Yay glad I could help! If you want more pups make sure you keep the mother plant till it’s done producing! Thanks for watching!

Orchid bark for one and leca for the other.

Agreed! Yea they definitely produce pups like crazy to

At this stage I would keep the bark misted for roots to form but I also put a little water in the center which is referred to as the “cup” normally on a mature plant I fill not the very center but the reservoirs formed by the leaves surrounding the center but until it gets a bit bigger that is how I care for my pups and have had much success.

🤣🤣 no of course not believe it or not she asked to be in this video and I’m sure immediately regretted it lmao but yes same I used the think the same about the blooms till I finally had enough of the stubborn “blooms” and did some research to find out they weren’t flowers lol thanks for watching!

That’s leca. For leca it’s semi hydroponic so you’d have to keep a little reservoir of water always filled for the leca to wick up.

One is planted in leca one is planted in orchid bark. The mother plant does eventually die but I keep her until she’s done producing pups. As you saw in this video I only removed two of the pups there were others still growing and since she’s in her pup stage she could possible produce more so even after removing pups I keep her until the bitter end! I hope this helps. Thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching! That’s great I hope she enjoys them especially once they mature and go into bloom! Beings they usually only bloom once in their life time it makes their blooms that much more admirable when they come!

Start propagating those pups then! Hopefully they’ll make it!

It will keep growing on the mother plant I don’t think it’s a bad thing to leave it but I do know once the mother plant is done producing pups it’s nearing the end of its lifespan and it will start to fade in color and eventually dye. I don’t know how long this cycle takes but I would think leaving the pups would speed it up since they are still absorbing nutrients and sugars and what not from the mother plant. Hope this helped. Thanks for watching!

That’s awesome! I’m glad this video was helpful to you. Thanks so much for watching and have fun potting up those pups!

Girl same, I was like "why does my bromeliad look like it's slowly dying inside?!?" Well, apparently it is and that's expected lol. Meanwhile the leaves are spreading further and the pups are bigger each time I look! This video told me everything I needed answers to!

Are the green leaves faded or just the colored ones? If the bottom leaves are still nice and green but the colored leaves at the top are fading that is normal and the pups should continue to grow just fine. As long as the plants still healthy and pups are still growing just care for it as normal. If you see the main plant is starting to die I’d recommend removing the pups and trying to root them otherwise they’ll die right along with the mother plant! Hope this helps!

@@NailzByA thank you so much that is so helpful!!

Thank you so much! Both Bromeliad pups are doing great! The pup in the leca grew just as well as the pup in the bark. For a while I had it in a less lit area but after a few months I moved it cause it was growing so slow without enough light and ever since it’s taken off! Hopefully you’ll get to enjoy the blooms then! I saw tons that were getting ready to bloom at Home Depot a few days ago! Gorgeous. Thanks for watching!

So in one pot I used pure orchid bark and in the other I used leca. They both grew fine but I’d recommend orchid bark if you’re not used to growing semi hydroponically with leca or aren’t planning to convert. Hope this helps.

That’s so exciting! No no worries. As long as the pup is big enough mature enough, which by the sounds of it yours was, it should be just fine. Bromeliads are epiphytes so they prefer a super airy chunky mix, I recommend pure orchid bark. Just be sure to keep the cup full of water and every once in a while when I fill the cup I allow it to over flow into the orchid bark for a few seconds to help promote roots and keep them healthy and absorbing some water! I hope this helps and I hope your Bromeliad pup grows nice and strong!

@@NailzByA Your video really helped out, and your reply confirms I’m on the right track with my substrate/mixture. You also helped me out with understanding how to water them properly. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! 😁

Great! I love when my content is able to help others! RU-vid is definitely one of my go to sources when I have questions or concerns about plants to! There’s tons of great creators! Happy growing!

It was fun! She loves to help me do planty projects! Have fun with your daughter!

Your welcome glad you enjoyed this video! Yes I would. That happens when the mother plant is going and pups are growing so no worries I’d leave the pups go until they are at least 1/3 of the mother plant or if they are smaller and have roots then that would be great to!

Ty

When they are ready you can pull them right off the mother plant, like your breaking off a corn on the cob, and they should come very effortlessly. You can also cut them off just be sure to cut where you won’t damage the pup. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!

Yw! Thank you for watching! I try to do as much research as possible on the plants I have as well on the topics I choose to do videos on!

Elizabeth Greco-Nieves they are interesting plants that’s for sure!!

They are, I hope yours thrive!!

Elizabeth Greco-Nieves THANK YOU!

So the one in orchid bark was in a room full of windows and the one in leca was in my kitchen pulled at least 6 ft back from a north facing window. With that being said obviously the one in orchid bark grew faster and grew more since it had better light. Probably after about 6 months I moved the leca one to the same spot as the other one and it still grew and still is growing a lot slower. Idk if that’s cause it didn’t get the same early on beneficial growing conditions or if it’s the medium but the one in orchid bark grew bigger and faster. Hope this helps. Thanks so much for watching!

@@NailzByA thank you very much. I’m waiting on my pups ( 3 ) to get bigger so i can transfer them to their own pots. 😇

Yw! It’s the best seeing baby plants grow!

We’re you able to save it? If ever a baby breaks off as long as it’s as a whole try to grow it you never know!

@@NailzByA unfortunately the way it broke off there was no saving it.. it ended up rotting even though the soil get verrry little water. BUT I do have good news.. mama plant isn’t giving up because she’s throwing me even more pups!

@mikolee8522 that’s great then! You have some more pups on the way!

Ty for this info! I water in the cup for the one in orchid bark but for the one in leca I also do not put water in the cup just in the saucer for the plant to wick up. Sounds like you have a happy plant that’s a lot of pups! Thanks for watching!

This happened to me too. I put water in the “tank” and it quickly rotted from the inside out and smelt terrible. I had to toss it as it fell apart. I have three others that are still going but no more tank watering for me. I water them through their soil. They give pups still, so they must be okay.

I wonder if it makes a difference how high you fill? Do you just fill the bottomest tank or do you put water in the spaces that are a bit higher up also?

Awesome! Glad this helped thank you for watching!

If it’s growing pups chances are it’s already flowered and now it’s producing the pups to carry on its legacy! Bromeliads normally only flower once in their lifetime and by the time we get them it’s usually happened already and they are just putting out leaves getting ready to grow their pups. Once it’s done producing pups it will start to die off and that’s normal. I keep it till it’s literally all the way dead so I know no more pups are coming and you can remove the pups as early as once they reach 1/3 the size of the plant or you can leave them a little longer. Right now I have 2 pups that I removed and planted here and then a big mother plant with a bunch of pups and for now since I already have 3 I’m just leaving the pups and it makes the plant look super full! I hope this info was helpful! I haven’t had my pups bloom yet but fingers crossed I’ll definitely make a video on this when it happens! Thanks for watching!

I would think so. I never had that variant but it’s still a bromeliad so this should apply! Thanks for watching!

In most cases Bromeliads will only flower once in their life time and again usually unless you grow one from a pup by the time we get them they are already done flowering so those leaves that turn colors aren’t the flowers they are the just the new leaves coming in so beautifully! If the pup is ready yes definitely remove it a good rule of thumb is for the pup to be at least 1/3 the size of the mother plant for best success rate and I always keep the mother plant till it dies off cause it could produce more pups! It will continue to brown once it’s done producing pups though so if that happens no worries it’s not you it’s her lol thanks for watching!

There’s an update up already! I posted it about a month ago so it’s not to far back. It’s titled Bromeliad Pups Propagation Update! Thank you for watching!

That’s awesome! I’m glad you kept it now you will have a few baby bromeliads to grow and get to bloom! Enjoy these beautiful plants!

Glad this gave you useful info! Thanks so much for watching! Good luck in your plant journey!

I'm a relative newbie to houseplants too, and although not so much a flower person, the bromeliad I can tolerate. In my one bedroom apt, so far and counting, I have 16 plants, ranging from two Majesty palms, to two species of snake plants, heart shaped philodendron, viagated pothos and garland ivy(both being grown vertically), Sago palm(a very ancient plant with a great look!), wandering jew with a new cutting in water, a variagated corn plant and a pup from a dying solid green corn plant, a sheffelera that's almost 3 feet tall, a dieffenbachia, birds nest fern, aloe, and a split leaf philodenren with the really big leaves, which at one point was down to just one leaf, but now has eight leaves. I use what's now called "Jack's plant food", which was for years called Peter's plant food. Really GREAT stuff! Had to buy the palm blend for the palms though since they have different requirements than most other houseplants. Most are doing so well that I'm giving away new plants, so good luck to you! At 16 plants, I'm not done yet. I kinda got the bug for the look, the cleaner air inside with the feeling that you're outside, and the elegance and tropical feel that most of them bring to a small space, especially the palms and bromeliad! I thought I was leaving something out, and I was. I also have a great looking Peace Lily that keeps blooming, a braided money tree, and a cane Yucca. Most are more healthy than when I bought them from so called "nurseries" or big box stores. Go figure. And yes, I "talk" to my plants, more giving them carbon dioxide than anything, and they seem to like music. I'm a newbie, but learning a lot as I go, and from what I learned from my grandmother, and her rule of green thumb, was to not pay too much attention to the plants. They'll tell you in their own way what they need, or don't. Again, good luck to you as a fellow newbie. : ) The Earth NEEDS more greenery...indoors and/or out!!

That’s awesome! You’ll get more and more plants lol it really is a great hobby!

Yes the pups are exact clones of the mother plants. Once the bromeliad reaches maturity it will stop producing leaves, flower and then produce the offshoots that will look just like the mother plant. Thanks for watching.

GlossyOnline would you like one?! I have plenty lol

I would prob wait I don’t repot anything until after it acclimated unless it’s not a healthy plant or seems to be declining more than normal during the acclimation period. Bromeliads are pretty tough plants though! And very pretty!

Thank you! I love growing these little pups! It’s fun and rewarding when you see their once in a lifetime bloom!

They are! They are really just so simple and pretty and it’s really neat the way they come out plus if you get lucky enough to enjoy them since they only bloom once then that makes them even more enjoyable!

That’s a great and valuable lesson! Thanks for watching!

I always keep the mother till I know she’s done producing pups and dies off! When she’s done you’ll see that she’ll start to die fade and lose leaves. Thanks for watching!

@@NailzByA Great! Thanks for the reply :) Subscribed!

Yw! Ty!

Gorgeous! I have yet to get a flaming sword but always admire them and think about getting one everytime I see them!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!

they are still very small as well..so i must have to wait.. i

Lol yes when I was editing I was quite literally lmao lol thanks for watching! I hope it stays alive and thriving for your gift!

Yw! Thanks for watching!

Your welcome! Thank you for watching!

Lol leca! And it has grown great in the semi hydro. I keep water in the reservoir and also in the cup of the bromeliad as you would normally.

Yw I’m glad this was helpful for you! Thanks for watching!

It’s leca. Your welcome thank you for watching!

It’s doing great I think the one in the orchid bark is growing a little faster but that one also has brighter light the one in leca get pretty low light at the moment but it’s still growing and looks very healthy!

@@NailzByA awesome thank you :) I got two little bromeliad pups from a friend and have never cared for them before, so was a bit wary. But I think it'll be good for them to have the humidity from below! I'm guessing you're doing the reservoir method for the leca instead of the shower method?

Yes I do the reservoir. I would definitely recommend keeping it on bright indirect light it should should do great! I’ll be moving mine closer to the light once spring hits that’s for sure!

@@NailzByA awesome thank you :)

@@MaikaRose anytime!

Thank you! Glad this was helpful!

I’ve had Bromeliads for 2 years and never had a problem watering the cup indoors but for others who may would mind sharing what problems this could cause? Thanks for watching.

@PlantyPrincess It can cause the tank to rot. If your plant gets plenty of light it probably won't be an issue. I lost a couple leaves from doing this and not checking. I pulled the leaves and it dried and repaired. If you are going to use the tank you should start with a small amount of water and check to make sure it isn't sitting for too long. If the plant still has water in the tank after a couple of days, you should remove it. lol I used a turkey baister, and water around the bottom of the plant from then on.

Thank you for this info! Yea mine are in a room with lots of windows, north east and south, so mine do have plenty of light to help get rid of the water and it does evaporate pretty quickly but it’s good to know if growing it in a less lit location to not fill it or not fill it as much! Lol I’ve used the medicine dispensers to get excess water out so I’m with ya there lol thanks for watching!

😢 oh no….sometimes as with ant plant or propagation sometimes we lose them. I hope your third one pulls through!

@@NailzByA it died as well 😔

😩 Is your mother plant still alive and well??

I planted one in orchid bark and the other in leca. They are both doing great!

@@NailzByA thanks. I'll try it

Leca is great for a lot of plants! Hope you like it! Quick tip when using leca you need to have it always sitting in water and the waterline should be 1/3 up the pot!

Your welcome so glad you enjoyed it!

I’m actually filming an update on the pups today! So if your interested in seeing how they are doing keep and eye out either this Thursday or next Sunday it will be up!

@@NailzByA I literally can’t wait. I like your videos a lot. They’re helpful and informative, but even better, they’re real. Not a whole lotta swanky Instagram editing...just a girl and her plants 🪴💜 All the best from Pittsburgh, from your newest subscriber! 🙂

Thank you! That means a lot! My family is from butler right outside of Pittsburgh so of course Steelers fans! Enjoy your day!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

Yw thanks for watching! Bromeliads are just so pretty especially when you get to enjoy their bloom! Hopefully she’ll pop out some more pups for you and the other will catch up!

Thank you!

Give it time!! They will come!!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!!

Lol, it is kinda exciting though.