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This plant has a special flowering. Discover our tips for its cultivation and maintenance.
Pink, red, yellow, guzmania native to South and Central America, from the bromeliaceae family – like pineapple – helps to brighten up the interior. This plant is grown at home as a houseplant, on the porch and in the greenhouse. This exotic plant can reach around forty centimeters.
Where to place guzmania?
Guzmania is characterized by evergreen leaves, arranged in a rosette around the flower stem, made up of bracts ranging from yellow to red, including pink and orange. It is recommended to place this hardy plant in a place away from cold or hot drafts.
Also, make sure to install it in an environment where the temperature is around 20°C and the humidity is 70%. Guzmania actually appreciates places that are warm and humid. Finally, it must be exposed to the sun, but indirectly.
How often to water guzmania?
Its maintenance is easy even for beginners or those who don’t have a green thumb. To maintain the beauty of your guzmania, provide moderate and moderate watering from inside the rosette throughout the year. It is also possible to water on the surface of the flower pot.
Water more during the winter. In summer, in case of extreme heat, you can spray water on the leaves, avoiding the roots.
To find out if your guzmania needs water, touch the soil: if it is slightly moist, there is no point in watering it additionally. It may be that he compensated for the lack of water by himself by absorbing the moisture present in the room. If the soil is dry, add more water. Use mineral water or rainwater for watering.
For better drainage, you can also place clay balls at the bottom of the flowerpot, which must be pierced. And also avoid excess water.
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Transplanting or cutting: how to do it?
Transplanting is not very useful because this plant has few roots.
Once the flower fades, cut it off. Guzmania can then form shoots around the mother plant. Continue to grow them in rich, well-drained soil. When they grow and develop roots, you can pick them with the edge of a knife. Then plant them individually in a pot. Be patient as it may take several years before you see a flower.
How long does guzmania last?
Grown indoors, this plant can live an average of three to four years.
Can guzmania bloom again?
The peculiarity of guzmania is that its flower blooms only once. But flowering lasts about a year. The only way to get it to bloom again is to propagate the plant by dividing the suckers!