Aechmea fasciata
| Habit | bromeliad
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| Height: | ⇕ | 27 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 27. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | shade |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 9 to 10 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | red, blue, purple, pink |
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| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
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| Exposure: | ☼ | part-shade"part-shade" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property. |
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| Water: | ◍ | see cultivation section"see cultivation section" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property. |
| Sunset Zones: | 22-27, or indoors |
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Read about Aechmea fasciata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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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.CH
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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.
Propagation
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Pests and diseases
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Varieties
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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