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|familia=Bromeliaceae
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|genus=Aechmea
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|species=mariae-reginae
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|habit=bromeliad
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|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|Max ht box=36
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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=36
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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, orange, yellow, 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=12
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|sunset_zones=22-27, or indoors
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|image=Aechmea mariae-reginae 20090430.jpg
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|image_width=220
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'''''Aechmea mariae-reginae''''' is a [[species (biology)|species]] of the [[genus (biology)|genus]] ''[[Aechmea]]''. This is one of the few [[Bromelioideae]] species that is [[dioecious]].
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Aechmea mariae-reginae, Wendl. Smaller than the last in all its parts: petals blue-tipped when young, fading to crimson like the bracts, half as long again as the mealy cuspidate sepals; fl.-bracts entire, small, not showy: bract-lvs. toothed. Costa Rica. B.M. 6441. Gt. 49:1477. —One of the best species.
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[[Aechmea]] mariae-reginae, Wendl. Smaller than the last in all its parts: petals blue-tipped when young, fading to crimson like the bracts, half as long again as the mealy cuspidate sepals; fl.-bracts entire, small, not showy: bract-lvs. toothed. Costa Rica. —One of the best species.
 
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| name = Aechmea mariae-reginae
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| growth_habit = herbaceous
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| origin =    <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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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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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness = frost sensitive
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| sunset_zones = 22-27, or indoors
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| color = IndianRed
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| regnum = Plantae
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|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
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|unranked_classis = Monocots
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|unranked_ordo = Commelinids
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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 = mariae-reginae
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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.
 
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===
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===Pests and diseases===
 
===Pests and diseases===
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==Varieties==
 
==Varieties==
 
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Cultivars:
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* [[Aechmea Jimmie Knight|''Aechmea'' 'Jimmie Knight']]
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* [[Aechmea Maygood Moir|''Aechmea'' 'Maygood Moir']]
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* [[Aechmea Prince Albert|''Aechmea'' 'Prince Albert']]
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* [[xAndrolaechmea Dean|''xAndrolaechmea'' 'Dean']]
    
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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File:Brom-mariae-reginae 002.jpg| photo 1
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File:Brom-mariae-reginae 001.jpg| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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File:Brom-mariae-reginae 003.jpg| photo 3
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</gallery>
    
==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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