Aechmea pineliana
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| Habit | bromeliad
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| Height: | ⇕ | 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | part-sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers, foliage, houseplant |
| USDA Zones: | 9 to 12 | |
| Sunset Zones: | 22-27, or indoors | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | red, orange, yellow, pink |
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Aechmea pineliana is a bromeliad typical of Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil, specially in following states: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, and it is often used as an ornamental plant.
- More information about this species can be found on the genus page.
Cultivation
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
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
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References
External links
- w:Aechmea pineliana. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Aechmea pineliana QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)