QUEEN OF TEARS (Three STARTER PLANTS) FRIENDSHIP PLANTS BROMELIAD.

These are small pups

Due to its easy-to-split and shared nature, Billbergia nutans is often called the Friendship plant. New shoots are produced multiple times a year normally 2 pups, sometimes 3 pups, and the brilliant colors of the flower are always appreciated in plant lovers’ homes. 

When placed in shady or semi sun area the leaves are darker green, long straps, and hang.

When grown in direct sun they are a lighter green, stay shorter vase like, thicker, and upright.

So in different locations they can look as if two different plants.

Also they are very happy to be stuck amongst trees in crack and crevices.

Billbergia nutans has green to silvery green leaves that stand upright to make a sort of vase before dropping over. The plant can grow up to 2 feet tall and a foot wide. It has beautiful flowers that hang in pendant form. The inflorescence is typically varying shades of pink. The flowers often drip a nectar when touched, giving this plant the common name"Queens of Tears"

Soil

When cultivating a Queens Tears plant indoors, the ideal soil will be a bromeliad or orchid soil mixture. Should you prefer to blend your own, mix one part of standard potting soil with two parts of tree bark mixture or perlite. Soil pH can be acidic to neutral.

Queens Tears Propagation

Once your Queens Tears plant has produced flowers, propagation can be considered. Look for new shoots at the plant base. You can uproot these and separate them from the mother plant with a sterile garden knife. Simply transfer these offsets into a separate container and wait several weeks for them to take root. You can also place in water at bottoms to root.

The Queens tears plant is a surprisingly resilient bromeliad that can withstand periods of neglect. Their multi-colored blooms make them a sure crowd-pleaser and a stunning addition to any home garden.

Bromeliads do not get much easier to grow than the Billbergia nutans, indoors.