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| name = Aechmea gamosepala
|familia=Bromeliaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Aechmea
| growth_habit = herbaceous
|species=gamosepala
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Matchstick Plant
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit=bromeliad
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| lifespan = perennial
|Max ht box=30
| exposure = part-shade
|Max ht metric=in
| water = see cultivation section
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Max wd box=10
| hardiness = frost sensitive
|Max wd metric=in
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|lifespan=perennial
| sunset_zones = 22-27, or indoors
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| color = IndianRed
|exposure=shade
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|features=flowers, foliage, houseplant
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
| regnum = Plantae
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
|flowers=red, blue, purple, pink
|unranked_classis = Monocots
|Temp Metric=°F
|unranked_ordo = Commelinids
|min_zone=8
|ordo = Poales
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|familia = Bromeliaceae
|max_zone=10
|subfamilia = Bromelioideae
|sunset_zones=22-27, or indoors
|genus = Aechmea
|image=Aechmea gamosepala.jpg
|species =
|image_width=180
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'''''Aechmea gamosepala''''' ([[syn.]] Ortgiesia gamosepala ([[Wittm.]]) [[L.B.Sm.]] & [[W.J.Kress]]) is a [[Bromeliaceae|bromeliad]] native from [[Brazil]], which is often used as an [[ornamental plant]].
:''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==
The following varieties are recognized :
*''Aechmea gamosepala'' var. ''gamosepala'' <small> Wittm., 1891 </small>
*''Aechmea gamosepala'' var. ''nivea'' <small> Reitz, 1962 </small>
==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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