Echinostachys

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Echinostachys in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Echinostachys (Greek, spiny head). Bromeliaceae. About a half-dozen species allied to Aechmea (with which some writers unite it), from S. Amer. Outer fl. parts bristly; petals broadly clawed, with 2 fringed scales or glands; ovary thick and fleshy, 3-seeded; spike cylindrical, thin, club-shaped: lvs. small, becoming darker after flowering. The species require hothouse conditions, as for Aechmea and related things. Three names have appeared in the American trade: E. Hystrix, Wittm., for which see Aechmea Hystrix. E. Pineliana, Wittm. (Ae. Pineliana, Baker). Two to 3 ft.: peduncle and bracts brilliant red: lvs. 12-18 in. long in a rosette, strap-shaped, deltoid at summit, spine-edged: spike dense, 2-3 in. long, spiny; petals golden yellow and becoming black-brown, the tips fringed and incurved. Brazil. B.M. 5321. E. Van Houtteana, Van Houtte (Ae. Van Houtteana, Mez. Quesnelia Van Houtteana, Morr.). Lvs. many, strong- spined, sometimes white-banded beneath: fls. white, blue-tipped, in a crowded spike, the bracts reddish at the summit and white-downy at the base: 1-2 ft. Brazil. L. H. B. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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