How to grow Bromeliads tropical rainforest style.

Bromeliads are fantastic plants that come on so many shapes and sizes. Tropical epiphytic Bromeliads have adapted to grow on host trees, living high up in the forest canopy. We can mimic this habitat in our own gardens or living rooms using this simple trick. Mounting your Bromeliads using moss provides the perfect habitat for these tropical specialists to survive and thrive.
My small UK tropical style garden looks fantastic with tropical Bromeliads growing in the trees. Surprisingly the local wildlife has adapted to these tropical additions incredibly well, making the most of every opportunity that they present.
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IN THIS VIDEO:
00:00 Intro to rainforest Bromeliads
01:30 Kit you need to mount your tropical Bromeliads
01:45 Dry moss bricks
02:40 Neoregelia Bromeliads
03:30 How to fix moss to Bromeliad roots
06:30 Watering Bromeliads
06:45 Bromeliad flowers
07:10 Tying Bromeliads into host plants
07:55 Bromeliads growing outside in UK
08:20 Bromeliads and UK wildlife

[@elainectlow]

As I'm from the tropical country with often afternoon rain and plenty of sunshine that these bromeliads grew well here with maintainence free! Growing on tree branches and rocks surfaces, too! Simply, they're hard-core, easy to have them!

[@maureensmith4993]

Here in Perth W.A. , I tie my broms onto trees and palms using spagnum moss and a strip of shade cloth tied round the host. Luckily it stays forever, as it’s not subjected to cold. I have hundreds , so it wouldn’t be practical either. I also do the same with orchids and tillandsias, or air plants. My favourite is Spanish moss , or old man’s beards!! I have them everywhere. Love gardening, it’s so therapeutic !! Cheers.

[@Robert_Lindsay]

This is all very useful advice. I’m living in Taiwan, where I can grow all kinds of exotic plants. This weekend, I think I will divide a big clump of bromeliads which have been going too green in the shade and attach them to some trees where their reddish-green colour variations can revive. The method and results you showed looked great.

[@nigelcase4851]

Just discovered this channel and your films are great. Makes me want to do something more in my bland back garden.

[@debbieverret4033]

Great video. Nothing more beautiful than a bromeliad mounted.

[@yellowfuchsia1]

That was fascinating, Craig. I would never have thought of growing bromeliads in my English garden. Mind you, with the tropical style rainstorm we are currently having, they should be right at home. Looks like my eribotrya will be getting some lodgers. Watching you tying on all those pieces of string, I thought of crocheting little bags. If I try it, I'll let you know whether it works. Hope you do a follow-up video on how to overwinter them indoors.

[@luisacosta3605]

Iloveyourvideo!!!!! Thanks!!!

[@lauravaldes2984]

Yes, you inspired me to plant more bromeliads in my garden, thanks 👍

[@GrowParadise]

No problem, thanks for watching. 😁

[@deborahbeaudoinzaki8019]

Thank you for all your sharing; I live in South Florida, USA, so I have them all year in my garden… 🪴🌺🪴

[@GardenMyselfHappy]

Found these fascinating in a will Giles video. Definitely going to try some this year. Thanks for the video.

[@vincenzecalzone8666]

Great work Craig. Lovely additions to your garden

[@FullyBlessed4880]

They are beautiful...you can also put the larger one's in pots throughout your garden 😍🤩🤩

[@devbachu7072]

They looks lovely I admire them I have minds on the tree barks growing annproducing pups

[@emiliogonzalez6969]

Love it thanks doing it today

[@irismoles9369]

Thanks for sharing

[@TheLittleGreenBee]

Hi Craig great video. I’ve got a stags horn fern mounted onto a piece of tree trunk which I am trialing in my garden for the summer so I was very interested in you bromeliads as I have a couple in pots in the garden to give that tropical vibe please give updates on these throughout the season as I’d love to see how they get on.

[@mikeclayton3037]

I have a bromeliad bought as house plant. Might try putting it out after seeing your bid. Beautiful burgandy and green stripes on leaves

[@GrowParadise]

It really added to the garden! I'll be selling a few in my online shop too 👍

[@gordonissocoollike]

Good stuff

[@devbachu7072]

I am in the Caribbean tropical have some climbing on trees barks an making pups

[@JazzMeUinFLUSA]

Very nice

[@dynajay4106]

The biological effect is completely fascinating. Makes me curious to see how Texas wildlife adapts to these.

[@devbachu7072]

I have some in pots an on trees neos they doung great outside

[@tedscott1478]

Hi, I've had a few bilbergia, (I don't know their names), growing on some of my trachys and they've survived the winter outside. If they're tucked into the stubs of the cut off fronds they look quite natural. Just recently I've been buying the bigger house plant types from Morrisons for between £5 and £15 each and planting them in terracotta pans / bowls, again, I think they look great.🙂

[@amphetaminelogic7006]

Great vid Craig! A Friend gave me 2 Bromeliads last week, and I intending to do just this! Still figuriung species out, but they will be going into my Trachies! PS: you need to do a focus on palms one day. Next to like 35 Trachies, I am growing at least 15 different other species in ground in zone 8 (with or w/o protection)....Can do attitude, thats what its all about!

[@amphetaminelogic7006]

Edit...species is guzmania.

[@GrowParadise]

I do need to cover more palms on this channel, very good point 😁

[@brachypelmasmithi2498]

Vanda orchids are also great to keep outside during summer. Just keep them out of the burning sun. They look great and give a real tropical look to your garden.

[@GrowParadise]

Great idea, thanks. 😁👍

[@FullyBlessed4880]

Great idea..they do have sun vandas that do well in Full sunlight. I'm in a tropical country and my sun vandas are beautiful

[@Pipsinstitches]

Hello from Australia. I’ve always been taught to place the stolen against the tree you’re attaching to. I see you have cut yours off almost completely. I like that idea because some of the stolens run horizontal to the actual plant which makes it very hard to mount it upright in order for it to catch the water in the vase. I wish you’d have put the names of the broms up on the screen too. Thanks

[@nancywells5626]

I grow bromeliads in my yard in Central Florida, US. We are in planting zones 9, 10, 11. I leave mine growing outside all year long. Maybe our winters here are better suited for year round outdoor plants.

[@GrowParadise]

I could experiment, but my garden gets freezing salty coastal winds in winter. I love my bromeliads too much to put them through that 😂

[@nancywells5626]

@@GrowParadise I forgot to mention that most of my bromeliads are under the canopy of my Oak trees. The plants get shade protection and sometimes wind protection.

[@JangLilBitofErrthang]

Will they still grow and create pups when mounted moss

[@stevefindlater302]

Craig, how are these stored during winter if they need to be brought in? They look fantastic and like how you added one to the post, it’s exactly my thought process when watching this video.

[@peppercat8718]

That’s a good question, I’m curious too.

[@theomindell3572]

Do you overwinter these??? Their rooting on the tree so I’m assuming so… or are you bringing them in in the colder months?

[@theomindell3572]

Love your channel by the way. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge

[@GrowParadise]

I will overwinter these indoors. I wrapped moss to contain most of the roots, making it easier to detach them in autumn before it gets too cold 👍

[@charlottefalconer8602]

I’m in the UK and would love to replicate what you’ve done here but cannot find many specialist nurseries, where did you purchase yours from? Thanks

[@GrowParadise]

We sell them occasionally, but you can also try ‘Andy’s Air Plants’ & ‘Fantastic Frogs’ 👍

[@PureSwank]

How long will the mounted bromiliads live for though? Don't they only live like 2 to 5 years. As apposed to staghorn ferns that can live for 15-20 years. You woupd have to remount every other year no?

[@GrowParadise]

They will survive for years, it's exactly how they grow in the wild. They just need a warmer climate than here in the UK

[@theweirdplantguy4873]

They live on indefinitely through Pups. The Mother will eventually die, but the Pups live on. They intern become Mother plants and will Pup out~ and on and on.

[@ProgressiveDiscussions]

How come these bromeliads rainforest don't die of rot and the ones I have had indoors are very prone to rot?

[@GrowParadise]

I suspect it's related to a lack of airflow and the fact that the water indoors stagnates. In a rainforest it would be constantly refilled with fresh rain.

[@ProgressiveDiscussions]

@@GrowParadise I think you hit the nail on the head with Optimum air flow outside evaporating water so fungus doesn't have a chance to grow and rot the plants.

[@assenavogneram6213]

I Just tie the on a piece of dry coconut of Just on a tree....

[@GrowParadise]

Good idea 👍😁

[@devbachu7072]

Not all bromailds are for trees the nerolegias are ok the bilbiberia not for trees they can fall off

[@ecomandurban7183]

they need no moss at all, all the water they need is held in the cups formed by the leaves. It is just a waste of time and money, cable ties work just fine to attach them to trees and are far easier to put in place