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Here are a few reasons: too dry, too wet, too much sun or your water is too high in salts and minerals. In the case of bromeliads, if the leaves are turning brown &/or drooping, it's because the mother plant is dying. These pups usually appear before the mother even starts to die out.
Subsequently, one may also ask, how do you save a dying bromeliad?
Stick to the following tips to raise a healthy bromeliad:
- Cut off the flower when it turns brown.
- Keep the plants moist but not soggy in well draining soil.
- Keep up the relative humidity.
- Provide plenty of bright yet indirect sunlight.
- Check your leaf axils for pests.
Also question is, is my bromeliad dead?
In the case of bromeliads, if the leaves are turning brown and/or drooping, it's because the mother plant is dying. It's part of the lifecycle of a bromeliad – the mother plant dies out and the pups (a term used for babies in the plant world) carry on. These pups usually appear before the mother even starts to die out.
It is often times sufficient to water your bromeliad once a week. In the wild, most bromeliads gather water in their central tanks, or reservoirs. Only a small amount of moisture from natural rainfall is absorbed by the leaves and roots.