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Tesco Bromeliad Pot

 
Description: Type: Planters

Newest Review: ... root systems as a result - in the epiphytic types, the roots are mainly for anchoring the plant to the substrate, rather than ... more

 ... being for absorption of water and nutrients from the soil. (Not there's much soil up a tree in any case). Instead, bromeliads grow in a rosette shape which in most species forms a central, watertight 'cup' in the middle of the plant. This collects water - and through decay of plant and animal material that falls into the central rosette - nutrients, which are absorbed through the leaves of the bromeliad by scale-like structures that are unique to this group; pineapples are a member of the bromeliad family and the...more

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worst_trip
Premium Review Tesco Bromeliad Pot: Five stars for bromeliads in general, but only four for the ... (835 words)
by - written on 06/10/09 (Very useful, 63 readings)
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Guzmanias are all right I suppose, though personally I'd say the bromeliad family has so much better to offer in the way of houseplants. Still, it's Guzmanias that you see most often in garden centres and supermarkets these days, as they have showy red, orange or yellow 'flowers' and are relatively easy to keep (and presumably, as they're a shorter-lived type of bromeliad plant, quicker to grow to maturity for the commercial horticulturalists who supply this type of plant). They generally cost from about £4 - £6, largely dependent on the quality of the usually ceramic pot-holder the plant has been placed in. Bromeliads are native to North and South America, ...  Read the complete review

mumsymary
Premium Review Bromelias from Tesco make an ideal little gift (448 words)
by - written on 02/07/09 (Very useful, 136 readings)
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We were invited to a friends house this weekend and I wanted to take a gift a bunch of flowers or box of chocolates. I went into Tesco and I was delighted to see some small Bromeliads in little pots. The type of Bromeliads in these pots are Bromeliad Guzmania. There are many other species of Bromeliads *About this Bromeliad-What it looks like.* _Leaves_ A Bromeliad is a plant member of the pineapple family. The leaves of a bromeliad are long, quite thin, and spiky looking. They are a shiny green. They grow in a rosette , a spiral. _Flowers_ The small flower develops in the centre of this rosette of leaves. The flowers are ...  Read the complete review

 
Tesco Bromeliad Pot