What flower is this?
August 15, 2010 5:40 PM Subscribe
What kind of flower is this?
You water the plant by pouring water down the center "stem," and the plant just drinks in the water as it needs it. We are in the DC metro area, if that matters.
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You water the plant by pouring water down the center "stem," and the plant just drinks in the water as it needs it. We are in the DC metro area, if that matters.
I love you for answering this question.
Best answer: Yep, it's a bromeliad. We sell them where I work. We had one just like the one pictured one time, too (they don't all look alike.)
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 5:43 PM on August 15, 2010
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 5:43 PM on August 15, 2010
Oh, and eventually that middle stem will die down but not before "pups" grow surrounding it. Each of those "pups" will make a new bromeliad plant.
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 5:44 PM on August 15, 2010
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 5:44 PM on August 15, 2010
Wow, fast answer! You botany folks are amazing. I'm disturbed by any plant whose offspring are termed "pups."
posted by applemeat at 5:54 PM on August 15, 2010
posted by applemeat at 5:54 PM on August 15, 2010
For future reference, WalterReeves.com has a nifty "Name That Plant" section where you can upload pix like this for identification.
posted by spilon at 5:59 PM on August 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by spilon at 5:59 PM on August 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Wow. I thought for sure I would have to wait until tomorrow when everone was bored at work for an answer! Thanks a lot gang. You never fail.
posted by byrleyar at 6:06 PM on August 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by byrleyar at 6:06 PM on August 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
I used to have one of those. I ended up giving it to my mom because I don't do houseplants, but I was told that you can induce it to flower by placing the plant and half an apple in a plastic bag and sealing it up.
posted by Ruki at 7:47 PM on August 15, 2010
posted by Ruki at 7:47 PM on August 15, 2010
Make sure to keep a little puddle of water in the hollow part of the stem or it'll dry up and die.
posted by pseudostrabismus at 8:49 PM on August 15, 2010
posted by pseudostrabismus at 8:49 PM on August 15, 2010
Bromeliad is a pretty broad term. Heck, a pineapple is a bromeliad. Just sayin'.
posted by norm at 9:32 PM on August 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by norm at 9:32 PM on August 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
Mine was called a silver vase plant, and Googling that shows me the same flower.
posted by Ruki at 11:08 PM on August 15, 2010
posted by Ruki at 11:08 PM on August 15, 2010
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posted by donajo at 5:43 PM on August 15, 2010