Bromeliads...cut off the old flower or no?

Question

At the beginning of the summer I purchased a Bromeliads plant from Wal*Mart because I was intreged by its flower growing from the middle. I loved when it blossomed and now I am unsure what do do with the flower's stalk...do I leave it or do I cut it off?

Answer 1

Whatever is more aesthetically pleasing to you.
Unless your plant has new "babies" growing from the base, it will die anyway. In case it does have them, keep it in a cool place over the winter, water sparingly and feed again next spring. That works with nearly all bromeliads.

Answer 2

DO NOT keep it in a cool place, it is a tropical plant.
By all means, cut the old flower stalk off when it is dried up and dead looking.
Continue to water - and feed 20.20.20 now and then.
You should already notice small plantlets sprouting from the base?
It takes quite awhile, as in a year or longer, before the parent plant may die. Enjoy.

Answer 3

Once it is past it's prime cut off the old flower. No use using it's strength that can be going into growing little ones.Try to mist it heavy every day with distilled water, enough to fill it's little leaf pockets,and keep it in a warm place. The more bright light the better. But preferably not direct sunlight. It takes awhile for the young one to grow but it's worth it. They are even nice when they are not blooming.

Answer 4

Prune the dead/dying flower spike. Once a bromeliad flowers, it will slowly die, reproducing via suckers that appear at the base of the mother plant.

Answer 5

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