Bromeliads have shapes that you want to touch to check whether they really are real. And they are: design by nature and easy to live with as well. In exchange for a bit of light and a sip of water, they treat you to spectacular colours and a tropical look.

What we often think of as flowers are actually coloured bracts. The actual Bromeliad flowers themselves are very small. There are more than 2800 species, the most beautiful and easiest of which have been adopted as houseplants. The best-known are Guzmania (trumpet), Aechmea (silver-grey rosette), Vriesea (feather shapes), Neoregalia (red calyx) and Tillandsia (antennae and paddles). The club also includes the (ornamental) pineapple plant (Ananas), Nidularium, Billbergia (hanging) and Cryptyantus. All Bromeliads have a positive effect on air quality.

ncas, Aztecs and Mayans used almost every part of the plant for food, shelter, fibres and ceremonies. As a result, the Bromeliad is viewed as a ‘gift from the gods’ in its native countries. As a houseplant, Bromeliad represents ‘protection’: a reference to the full, green foliage that surrounds the beautiful coloured part.

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