bromeliad
noun
bro·me·li·ad
brō-ˈmē-lē-ˌad 
: any of the chiefly tropical American usually epiphytic plants comprising the pineapple family and including Spanish moss and various ornamentals
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Some examples include buckets, water-catching plants (such as bromeliads), small containers, planters, rain barrels and even cups left outside, per the DOH.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Shade-loving plants include anthurium, astilbe, begonia, bleeding heart, bromeliad, caladiums, coleus, cranesbill, ferns, foxglove, hellebore, hostas, impatiens, Lily of the Valley, Liriope, lobelia, lungwort, moneywort, periwinkle, spiderwort, trillium, and viola.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Divide bromeliads, orchids, day lilies and other landscape perennials.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
The Selby is a Smithsonian Affiliate and serves as the world’s premier source of research and preservation dedicated to epiphytic orchids, bromeliads, gesneriads and ferns.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Shade-loving plants include anthurium, astilbe, begonia, bleeding heart, bromeliad, caladiums, coleus, cranesbill, ferns, foxglove, hellebore, hostas, impatiens, Lily of the Valley, Liriope, lobelia, lungwort, moneywort, periwinkle, spiderwort, trillium, and viola.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Divide bromeliads, orchids, day lilies and other landscape perennials.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
The Selby is a Smithsonian Affiliate and serves as the world’s premier source of research and preservation dedicated to epiphytic orchids, bromeliads, gesneriads and ferns.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
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“Bromeliad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bromeliad. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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