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title: "I understand it's not a succulent, but it's close lol. I bought this…"
description: "I understand it's not a succulent, but it's close lol. I bought this bromelaid as a tiny plant from the dying section at lowes. When I bought it it was 1…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/OOSG6wMIazdYT2Jfc53jpS"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "🌴Tom🌸🦩"
published: "2025-02-27T01:14:04.361023Z"
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# I understand it's not a succulent, but it's close lol. I bought this…

_Posted by 🌴Tom🌸🦩 on 2025-02-27_

I understand it's not a succulent, but it's close lol. I bought this bromelaid as a tiny plant from the dying section at lowes. When I bought it it was 1 plant, mostly burgundy with some green and white spots all over it. It has multiple many times over, but it's lost its burgundy color and none of the new sprouts have any spots. Can anyone tell me what happened? Can I do something to get the burgundy color back? 😩

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## 6 comments

### Just a guy commented on 2025-02-27

Can I see the old plant?

#### 🌴Tom🌸🦩 replied on 2025-02-27

The old plant is the larger one in the center with white spots on it. Its just put out a bunch of new pups. All of the pups are solid green.

#### Just a guy replied on 2025-02-27

I don’t know much but I think that they might appear over time🤔

### Qixer commented on 2025-02-27

My bromelaid gets red colored in the sun and green in the shade.

### Lynnie Green Thumbs commented on 2025-02-28

Bromeliads LOVE sun. Color will change with sun. Keep her warm. Most important: ONLY WATER in the “funnel” (middle) when you see no standing water in there (obviously you won’t be able to do this once she blossoms (and that’s when you’ll be knocked over by real color!). Good luck!

#### 🌴Tom🌸🦩 replied on 2025-02-28

I put her back outside in full sun. We shall see. 🤷‍♂️

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