Bromeliad

Flamboyant, joyful and strong: the bromeliad is the swinging Latina amongst the houseplants, with temperamental colours and extravagant shapes. With the bromeliad you can bring tropical vibes into your home, but also outside on your balcony or patio! Perfect as a plant for an Indian summer with a generous helping of salsa and instant joy. There are many different types and colours. We’ve highlighted a few types, and show how the bromeliad works within a variety of styles.​

Types

There are various types of bromeliad. Each type has its own colours and shapes. Here are some of the best bromeliads:

Guzmania

The most noticeable thing about Gazmania are the brightly coloured bracts growing out of a beautiful rosette to form a funnel. Unusual flowers bloom amidst the bracts. Guzmania comes in an enormous range of colours and combinations, such as yellow, red, white, pink, purple or bicoloured.

Vriesea

Vriesea comes in many different colours. All those coloured bromeliads make you feel wonderfully energetic. Vriesea comes with a coloured calyx or with a branched growth habit.

Ananas

This is the pineapple as an ornamental plant. The fruit are a lot smaller, and look like a mini-pineapple growing on a bromeliad. The colour is also a few shades darker. It’s not grown for consumption, but if you are lucky and wait until the fruit turns reddish orange, you could try a nibble.

Neoregelia

Neoregelia comes not only in red, but also in purple, pink and orange! Some have attractive white spots on the leaves. What is notable is that this plant does not have flowers like many other bromeliads. The heart leaves gradually change from green to coloured.

Inspiration

Bromeliads work within many different styles. We have divided bromeliads into different categories, so that you can inform and inspire your customers effectively.

Urban Bromeliad

These stylised shapes and cool metallics lend a contemporary, urban vibe to the bromeliad - you don’t really need to add need much else. Use smooth pots as much as possible to really show off the fabulous shapes of the plants.

Natural Bromeliad

For a natural style, the trick lies in letting bromeliads blend into an interior as much as possible. Have them emerge from crochetwork, use them to make a cheerful wall, combine them with wicker or have them blend into a collage. Bromeliads can take a lot without being overwhelmed.

Modern Bromeliad

From a modern style it’s best to opt for bright white, deep black and exciting wall and hanging varieties. Particularly choose primary colours such as pillar box red and orange. Keeping flowers and pots the same colour radiates incredible energy; ton-sur-ton on colour is instant ‘design by nature’.

Energetic Bromeliad

Get things sparkling in store by combining bromeliads with vivid colours, stripes and patterns. If you want to keep things a bit more muted and calm, use only the same plants.

If there’s no limit on how much energy you want in you store, provide hangers, original backgrounds or a bag combined with a bromeliad.