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Aechmea Bloom   Hi Will, we have a bunch of aechmea plants here in the office which are beautiful.  Hopefully when they trade them out for new plants I can get one to take home.  I don't have any questions, but I just wanted to share a picture of one of the blooms with you.

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Hi Cheryl,

Thanks for sharing the photo of the Aechmea fasciata, a member of the Bromeliad family of plants. Bromeliads have some of the most spectacular looking and long-lasting flowers of all plant species. In most instances, Aechmeas will stay in flower for about 3 months before the flowers finally start to fade. It is at that point that your plant service company will probably change them out.

It is possible, but difficult, to get Bromeliads to re-bloom. In fact, the plant gradually dies after it has finished flowering, but not before it puts up one or more "pups" or baby plants from the soil. It is these pups that will eventually grow large enough to produce their own flowers. But that will probably take several years or more.

I have written an article on Bromeliad care that I will email for free to you (or anyone else) who sends a request to me at [email protected].

Please let me know if any of this is unclear or if you have any additional questions.

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