[GrowRR] Sun Neos

[shipwash at gte.net]

Hi All,
  I am in zone 9 in the United States. Can I grow bromeliads in the ground? What do I need to do to the soil prior to planting the bromeliads? Do I plant them in a raised bed? I would appreciate any suggestions regarding this subject. Is it better to attach them to my trees than to plant them in the ground? What is a good way to attach them to the tree? Our "normal" low temperatures are in the low thirties at night for a couple of weeks. Thank you, Shipwash.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: FZachariah at aol.com 
  To: Dgmisumi at aol.com ; GrowRR at bsi.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:54 AM
  Subject: Re: [GrowRR] Sun Neos


  In a message dated 11/09/05 02:11:12 AM Central Standard Time, Dgmisumi writes:
    Frank....In So Cal, I grow N. concentrica and its hybrids and N. Fireball under 50% shadecloth.   Most of us don't expose too many Neos to direct sun.  If they are getting bleached out, that is an indication of too much sun....try indirect sun...dappled as next to a tree or some other partial shade if you don't have shadecloth or lath...Don
  Don,

  Thanks. 
  Here in south Louisiana they also look great with midday shade. I plant a couple of commercial beds that are right on the street in full sun. Thanks to some local bromeliad enthusiasts and this forum, I've started adding Porteas in the beds for summer color. Not only do they keep their flower/fruit spike all summer, but they also multiply readily giving me more plants for next year. 

  I like the sun Aechmeas, but....    they either don't show color till the end of our 'tropical' season like A. mumfordii, or they pup veeerrrrryyyy slowly like  A. blanchetiana.

  Neos have a long period when they stay in color and they produce a good number of pups. And they look great in shade. Know any that will tolerate sitting on the street during summer?

  Frank 




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