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| name = Aechmea bromeliifolia
|familia=Bromeliaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Aechmea
| growth_habit = herbaceous
|species=bromeliifolia
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|habit=bromeliad
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|Max ht box=40
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Max ht metric=in
| lifespan = perennial
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| exposure = part-shade
|Max wd box=12
| water = see cultivation section
|Max wd metric=in
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| hardiness = frost sensitive
|lifespan=perennial
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|exposure=part-sun
| sunset_zones = 22-27, or indoors
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| color = IndianRed
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|flowers=orange, yellow
| regnum = Plantae
|Temp Metric=°F
|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
|min_zone=9
|unranked_classis = Monocots
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|unranked_ordo = Commelinids
|max_zone=10
|ordo = Poales
|sunset_zones=22-27, or indoors
|familia = Bromeliaceae
|image=Aechmea bromeliifolia.jpg
|subfamilia = Bromelioideae
|image_width=180
|species = bromeliifolia
}}
}}
'''''Aechmea bromeliifolia''''' ([[syn.]] ''Aechmea tinctoria'' [[Mart.]]) is a [[Bromeliaceae|bromeliad]] typical to [[Atlantic Coast restingas]] [[vegetation]] which is an [[ecosystem]] of [[Atlantic Forest]] [[biome]]. This plant grows in [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]].
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Aechmea|genus page]].''
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Aechmea|genus page]].''
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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.
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===
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==References==
==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- 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 *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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