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| name = Aechmea mariae-reginae
|familia=Bromeliaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Aechmea
| growth_habit = herbaceous
|species=mariae-reginae
|habit=bromeliad
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|Max ht box=36
| 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=36
|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=shade
| sunset_zones = 22-27, or indoors
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| color = IndianRed
|features=flowers, foliage, houseplant
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|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=red, orange, yellow, pink
| 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=12
|ordo = Poales
|sunset_zones=22-27, or indoors
|familia = Bromeliaceae
|image=Aechmea mariae-reginae 20090430.jpg
|subfamilia = Bromelioideae
|image_width=220
|genus = Aechmea
|species = mariae-reginae
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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. —One of the best species.
[[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.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Varieties==
Cultivars:
* [[Aechmea Jimmie Knight|''Aechmea'' 'Jimmie Knight']]
* [[Aechmea Maygood Moir|''Aechmea'' 'Maygood Moir']]
* [[Aechmea Prince Albert|''Aechmea'' 'Prince Albert']]
* [[xAndrolaechmea Dean|''xAndrolaechmea'' 'Dean']]
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Brom-mariae-reginae 002.jpg| photo 1
File:Brom-mariae-reginae 001.jpg| photo 2
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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