Aechmea distichantha

Plant Characteristics

Habit		bromeliad
Height:	⇕	3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Width:	⇔	3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	part-sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		9 to 10
Flower features:	❀	red, blue, purple, pink

Scientific Names

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Plant Characteristics

Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	[[Origin::BrazilCH]]

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	part-shade"part-shade" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
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

Scientific Names

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Aechmea >

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Read about Aechmea distichantha in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aechmea distichantha, Lem. Lvs. 2-3 ft. long, with a dilated base 4-5 in. long and half as wide, the blade rigid and channelled, edges prickly: scape 1-1 1/2ft.; fls. in a bipinnate panicle 4-7 in. long and half as wide, the petals tongue-shaped and red-purple, longer than the obtuse-cuspidate sepals; fl.-bract pocket-like, 1/4in. long. Brazil. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

More information about this species can be found on the 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.

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