You wouldn’t think that the word “pup” had anything to do with gardening. The dictionary defines a pup as the young of dogs or several other animals. Gardeners, however, use the term to refer to ...

Before they die, most bromeliads will send up pups from their base, and these small plants can be used to grow the next generation. The pups produced are actually part of that original plant. As such, ...

You wouldn’t think that the word “pup” has anything to do with your landscape. Gardeners, however, use the term to refer to offsets or small plants that form at the base of certain plants, most ...

Pups to the rescue Before they die, most bromeliads will send up pups from their bases, and these small plants can be used to grow the next generation. One plant generally produces several pups, so ...

Step 1: Take plant out of its pot and wash the soil off the roots. Now it will be easy to see where the pups are attached to the mother plant. I have always found bromeliads to be exotic and ...