Bromeliads - Red Berries Indoors and The Landscape

Aechmea ‘Alegria’ is a hybrid from Bullis Bromeliads. Alegria is in the Aechmea family and is one of the larger plants in this genus making it a great option for the landscape like around a pool possibly. It can reach heights and widths of 4 feet!.
When ‘Alergia’ blooms, a tall flower stalk full of bright red and pink berries stands tall above the foliage offering a real contrast between light green leaves.
Alegria can be used indoors as a house plant but will need a lot of bright light. The landscape probably will allow Aechmea ‘Alegria’ to show off it’s true potential in full sun! Finding a decorative container to compliment the plants is also a landscape option in a pool/ deck area.

Bromeliads - Lighting, from Full Sun to Kitchen

Bromeliads can handle a wide range of light exposure and intensities… everything from low light to full sun depending on the variety.
Your bromeliads will look much better when they receive the proper light levels. The “perfect” light level varies depending on the Bromeliad variety.
For example, Tillandsias and Aechmeas often carry a hard, thick gray-green coloring with “silver” or “fuzzy” hair-like scales on the outside. These varieties can withstand higher light levels than varieties like Guzmania with soft green leaves.
In your home, a window with a southern, eastern or western exposure should provide satisfactory light for a Bromeliad, but “watch out”… most varieties used as house plants must not be exposed to the direct sunrays.
Your Bromeliad will “talk” to you about the current state of the light it receives… if the plant leaves carry a yellowish or pale green look, the light level is most likely too high. On the flip side a darker than normal green with elongated or open leaves may mean the light level is too low.
Much of the light needs depend on variety. Thick, hard leaves will handle much more light than soft dark green varieties.