Bromeliad: Challenge #189: Mother & Child

I was shopping with my daughters Traci and Laurie and they decided I needed this plant. What I need with another live plant is beyond me because over the years I have created quite a large plant cemetery. I don't know how to take care of plants. But, the girls fell in love with this flowering plant so I did too. It's called a Bromeliad and I've seen it before, probably in Hawaii. The plant is native to South and Central America, so maybe I saw it in Paraguay or Brazil, who knows? Or maybe even in Guatemala. I'm told you only ever need to buy one Bromeliad in your lifetime because when it dies you can take the pups, transplant them, and a whole new plant grows. Now here's the kicker. It takes anywhere from 3 to 6 years for pups to flower. I'm probably going to be dead and long gone before I can enjoy the flowering pups.

 

I’ve decided this photo has a Mother & Child relationship. It’s a stretch but I’m in the mood for thinking outside the box—get the creative juices flowing!

Done