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title: "My roommate bought this at Costco last year and it suddenly decided…"
description: "My roommate bought this at Costco last year and it suddenly decided to bloom. I think it’s a bromeliad so that means it’s on its way out? Not a bromeliad…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "whelf"
published: "2024-02-13T14:46:14.413199Z"
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# My roommate bought this at Costco last year and it suddenly decided…

_Posted by whelf on 2024-02-13_

My roommate bought this at Costco last year and it suddenly decided to bloom. I think it’s a bromeliad so that means it’s on its way out? Not a bromeliad person so let me know if I’m wrong!

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## 8 comments

### Plant Mom commented on 2024-02-13

They bloom once lasting a while. Then the plant if healthy will produce pups that you can transplant to create new plants.

#### whelf replied on 2024-02-13

Thank you!

### Holly commented on 2024-02-13

Nope! Not a bromeliad - it’s a type of lily!

#### Holly replied on 2024-02-13

A natal lily I believe!

#### Holly replied on 2024-02-13

Note - please be careful if you have any cats or dogs, every part of this plant is extremely extremely toxic to them

#### whelf replied on 2024-02-13

Thank you! I’ll mention this to them

### GreenGirl commented on 2024-02-13

Lucky!! My bromeliad didn’t survive the winter 😩

### Sunny commented on 2024-02-13

It’s definitely a Clivia (natal, bush) lily. It’s part of the amaryllis family and not a bromeliad. I had one many years ago that died from too much parental love when I went off to school. 😄

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