View source for Aechmea coelestis

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| name = Aechmea coelestis
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| growth_habit = herbaceous
| high =     <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin =     <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = perennial
| exposure = part-shade
| water = see cultivation section
| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness = frost sensitive
| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones =     <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones = 22-27, or indoors
| color = IndianRed
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| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| regnum = Plantae
|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
|unranked_classis = Monocots
|unranked_ordo = Commelinids
|ordo = Poales
|familia = Bromeliaceae
|subfamilia = Bromelioideae
|genus = Aechmea
|species = coelestis
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Aechmea coelestis, Morr. Lvs. linear, the margins with few minute spines or almost smooth: panicle branched below, simple above; fls. about 10 lines long; sepals white; petals blue. Brazil.
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Aechmea|genus page]].''

==Cultivation==
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Grow in shady spot with great air circulation.  Soil should retain water, and be watered when dry to touch.  Water should be poured into cups of leaves regularly.  Can be grown in soil, pots, moss in the crotch of trees.

===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Varieties==


==Gallery==
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==References==
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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