15 Types of Bromeliads You Can Grow at Home Right Now

Bromeliads, with their lush foliage and vivid bracts, provide a pop of bright color to outdoor gardens and houseplant collections alike. Plus, these tropicals are easy to care for and safe for pets, too.

In USDA hardiness zones 10-11, they can be grown year-round outdoors, or indoors as houseplants just about anywhere. While bromeliads are perennials, they’ll only bloom once before dying back. A healthy bromeliad will reward your care with offsets, or baby plants, after it blooms.

There are more than 2,500 species of bromeliads and countless man-made cultivars. Here’s a guide to 15 popular varieties, including pineapples, air plants, and rare bromeliads.

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