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| name = Aechmea fasciata
| name = Aechmea fasciata
|species = fasciata
|species = fasciata
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Aechmea fasciata, Baker (Billbergia fasciata, Lindl. B. rhodocyanea, Lem.). Lvs. 1-2 ft. long, with an oblong entire clasping base, the blade strongly toothed and the back marbled with whitish cross-lines, the tip rounded and mucronate: scape 1 ft. high, floccose, the several bract-lvs. pale red and erect; petals 3/4in. long, pink. Brazil. B.M. 4883. B.R. 1130. F.S. 3:207 .—Infl. sometimes forked.{{SCH}}
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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==
==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.
==References==
==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- 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 -->