Fancy a cheerful, colorful houseplant with modest demands on care? Then browse through a selection of popular bromeliads from more than 3,000 species that create a good atmosphere in living and office spaces.

The Vriesea splendens inspires with its long inflorescences

Guzmania - a classic with a rosette of leaves and a winter flowering period

The genus of Guzmania convinces with more than 200 species and countless varieties. What they all have in common is growth with a magnificent rosette of leaves from which a colourful, majestic inflorescence rises in late winter. Here are some of the most popular types:

  • Guzmania lingulata: 50 cm long, smooth green leaves forming a rosette under crimson bracts
  • Guzmania monostachya: a mighty, bright red spike flower rises from a light green rosette
  • Guzmania musaica: the orange-yellow flowers are accompanied by light green leaves with cream horizontal stripes

Tillandsia - Epiphytes with exotic charm

This genus has the largest number of bromeliad species, some of which are excellent for houseplant cultivation. The air carnation (Tillandsia cyanea) is primarily recommended, which sets the scene in spring and summer with blue flowers and pink bracts.

Billbergia enchants with its filigree play of colours

The genus and its species are known to home gardeners under the name Zimmerhafer. The cistern bromeliads impress with their delicate inflorescences, which provide color on the wintry windowsill from October to January. They are not only easy to care for, but also multiply by themselves after the flowering period with numerous children.

Ornamental pineapple creates an exotic ambience

With beautiful species, the ornamental pineapple consoles us that it does not present us with its delicious fruits in the living room at home. The pineapple comosus 'Variegatus' is representative of the multifaceted variety of varieties. The exotic plant draws everyone's attention with its ivory or pink-edged, spiky leaf rosettes and a red ornamental fruit with a decorative tuft of leaves.

Vriesea - flowers like a flaming sword

The epiphytic bromeliad genus causes a sensation in living and working spaces. It's not just the intensely colored buds that catch the eye. In addition, the most beautiful species of this genus impress with decoratively marked, lanceolate leaves. Magnificent specimens, such as Vriesea hieroglyphica, take on a expansive size with a diameter of up to 100 cm.

Species leader Vriesea splendens boasts an up to 100 cm high inflorescence, at the end of which a 30 cm long, flat spike is enthroned, formed from red bracts and yellow flowers. As with all bromeliads, 3 to 4 years of patience are required before the flower spectacle takes place.

tips

Bromeliads are not only uncomplicated indoor plants, they are also happy to help you care for demanding orchids. The Tillandsia usneoides ensures that a freely hanging Vanda orchid does not dry out so quickly. To do this, simply tie the bromeliad into the braid of aerial roots.

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