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|familia=Bromeliaceae
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|genus=Aechmea
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|species=miniata
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|habit=bromeliad
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|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|Max ht box=20
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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=20
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|Max wd metric=in
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|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|lifespan=perennial
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|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|exposure=shade
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|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|features=flowers, foliage, houseplant
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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, pink
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|Temp Metric=°F
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|min_zone=9
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|max_zone=10
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|sunset_zones=22-27, or indoors
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|image=Aechmea miniata discolor HabitusInflorescence BotGardBln0906.jpg
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|image_width=180
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'''''Aechmea miniata''''' is a [[species (biology)|species]] of the [[genus (biology)|genus]] ''[[Aechmea]]''. This species is [[Native plant|native]] to [[Brazil]].
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Aechmea miniata, Baker. Lvs. serrate with numerous close small teeth: panicle branched throughout; fls. numerous; petals blue; ovary red. Var. discolor, Hort., Fig. 128, has the lvs. purple or violet-brown on the back. Brazil.
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Aechmea miniata, Baker. Lvs. serrate with numerous close small teeth: panicle branched throughout; fls. numerous; petals blue; ovary red. Var. discolor, Hort., has the lvs. purple or violet-brown on the back. Brazil.
 
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| name = Aechmea miniata
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| growth_habit = herbaceous
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| origin =    <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| lifespan = perennial
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| exposure = part-shade
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| water = see cultivation section
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| hardiness = frost sensitive
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| regnum = Plantae
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|ordo = Poales
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|familia = Bromeliaceae
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|subfamilia = Bromelioideae
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|genus = Aechmea
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|species = miniata
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:''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==
 
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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.
 
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===
 
===Pests and diseases===
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==Varieties==
 
==Varieties==
 
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* [[Aechmea Cherokee Maid|''Aechmea'' 'Cherokee Maid']]
    
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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==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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