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i recieved some bromeliads (neogrilias) yesterday from saurian.net and i was wondering if any of the neogrilias produce flowers like the guzmania broms. Some of the bromeliads i recieved had very long stolons. And others had more of a stump. I planted the ones with the stump directly in the substrate and the the ones with the long stolons into the backround. I guess i want to know if the ones with the stump will produce big flowers. ill post pics as soon as i can but for now i will just describe. The leaves are dark green and thickand are sticking upwards. the other brom i wanted identified has a long stolon and thin,glossy,light green leaves. It has a lot of leaves and they all stick out to the sidesand kind curl at the the tips. If you can tell me which one of these produces a large flower that would be great. i know these are horrible destrcriptions but maybe someone can still figure it out haha. ill post pics as soon as i can.

Neoregalias just produce rather small, numerous blooms just inside the central vase. These aren't very showy. Their main attraction is that under intense light, the leaves can be very colorful. The blooms aren't really showy like the Guzmanias or Vresias can be. But these latter bromes, especially Guzmanias, can get rather large for a tank of moderate size. The first color in the Neoregalias in the bow tank and the bloom of the Guzmania lingulata I've posted simply didn't repeat or last long, although they are still alive, functioning perfectly well for the frogs' purposes, years later. To keep up their colors, and blooming propensities, they need much higher light than I am able to give mine without creating too much heat. If you want both worlds, it can get rather expensive and technical. It can be done.

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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
6 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
7 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
6 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
6 P. terribilis mint and organe
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus
2 D. azureus
4 P vittatus
2 P. lugubris

oh ok.good to know. How often do you water yours? since i have recieved them i have been misting them twice a day and keeping their cups full. is this too much watering?

That's just about right. You don't need anymore watering, but if the leaves begin to brown and look soggy, you should cut back. The back leaves will normally brown off gradually and die, but they should do this rather "crisply." Usually, but not always, the mother plant will die back completely after it has sent off some off-shoot pups. You really have a nice little collection there. In my experience, even the leucs and other larger dart frogs enjoy nestling in the axils and central cup, not just thumb nails, so I always keep a brome or two at least in all my vivariums.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
6 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
7 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
6 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
6 P. terribilis mint and organe
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus
2 D. azureus
4 P vittatus
2 P. lugubris