Difference between revisions of "Aechmea recurvata"

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|genus=Aechmea
 
|genus=Aechmea
 
|species=recurvata
 
|species=recurvata
|habit=herbaceous
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|habit=bromeliad
|Min ht metric=cm
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|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|Max ht box=8
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|Max ht metric=in
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|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|Max wd box=8
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|Max wd metric=in
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|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|lifespan=perennial
 
|lifespan=perennial
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|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|exposure=part-sun
 
|exposure=part-sun
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|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|features=flowers
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|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
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|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|flowers=red, blue, purple, pink
 
|Temp Metric=°F
 
|Temp Metric=°F
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|min_zone=8
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|max_zone=10
 
|sunset_zones=22-27, or indoors
 
|sunset_zones=22-27, or indoors
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   bromeliad

Height: 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Width: 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: part-sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 8 to 10
Sunset Zones: 22-27, or indoors
Flower features: red, blue, purple, pink
Scientific Names

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Aechmea >

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Read about Aechmea recurvata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Hohenbergia legrelliana, Baker (Aechmea legrelliana, Mez. Guzmania legrelliana, Hort.). A strong billbergia-like plant, with 7-12 strong, entire, brown-scaly lvs. and a simple dense spike of red fls. standing 4-7 ft. high: floral bracts serrate. Uruguay. George V. Nash.


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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.

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