How to Use bromeliad in a Sentence

bromeliad

noun
  • Flush out the centers of bromeliad plants growing in the ground.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • A number of my flax lilies, liriope and bromeliads have grown big and thick.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Both can grow in full sun or part shade, while bromeliads prefer dappled light or full shade.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Orchids, hoa mai trees and bromeliads are popular blooms this time of year.
    — Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Orchids, hoa mai trees and bromeliads are popular blooms this time of year.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Peace lilies need water once or twice a week and bromeliads weekly during the warmer months.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
  • After flowering, bromeliads die, but this can take a long time.
    — Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, 24 May 2018
  • The bears were also more likely to forage for bromeliads in the dry season.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 June 2023
  • Many bromeliads are sensitive to full sun exposure and start to bake when the shade is lost.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2017
  • Displays of bromeliads in various genera and a sale of plants.
    — Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
  • Members and vendors will also be selling many types of bromeliads.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
  • Guests can find everything from bonsai trees to bromeliads and bamboo.
    — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Orchids and bromeliads reverse the process at night and in a bedroom will keep the air well oxygenated.
    — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Walk through the grounds and find bromeliads, begonias, hibiscus, and more.
    — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
  • The bromeliads in the trees and the variety of plant life was fascinating.
    — Nina Burleigh, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2020
  • That’s the word used to describe similar sprouts coming up around a mature bromeliad plant.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2020
  • The large palms and bromeliads grow well in bright indirect light or dappled shade and grow well indoors when there is a threat of frost.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Move orchids and bromeliads outdoors to a shady location.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Other ground covers might include ivy, ferns and bromeliads for the shady locations.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • The event will feature exhibits of at least 20 varieties of bromeliads, many of which are known as air plants.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
  • There are bromeliad towers and elephant ears, and dashes of purple and orange plants galore.
    — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 2 Aug. 2017
  • High in the misty mountains of Honduras, the world looks primeval, with glistening pine trees draped in moss and leafy bromeliads.
    — Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, 7 Apr. 2016
  • Capable of growing up to fifty feet tall, this eye-catching organism serves as the earth’s largest bromeliad.
    — Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The train weaves through tall mountains and lush green jungle—ferns, bromeliads and plenty of green foliage consume the right-hand side of the train.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The train weaves through tall mountains and lush green jungle—ferns, bromeliads and plenty of green foliage consume the right-hand side of the train.
    — Sophie Knight, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The train weaves through tall mountains and lush green jungle—ferns, bromeliads and plenty of green foliage consume the right-hand side of the train.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This means emptying garbage cans, buckets, pots, gutters, even plants with water-holding leaves such as bromeliads.
    — Adlai Coleman, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
  • Use a bromeliad mix (air plants are in the bromeliad family), and don’t overdo it—plants can burn from too much fertilizer.
    — Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The tall bromeliads, a plant part of the pineapple family, deliver height to this container.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Do realize that bromeliad plants decline after a year or two but usually have offshoots to produce new plants.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026

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