Aechmea recurvata

Plant Characteristics

Habit		bromeliad
Height:	⇕	8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Width:	⇔	8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	part-sun
Features:	✓	flowers, foliage, houseplant
USDA Zones:		8 to 10
Sunset Zones:		22-27, or indoors
Flower features:	❀	red, blue, purple, pink

Scientific Names

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Aechmea recurvata is a species of the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Brazil.

Read about Aechmea recurvata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hohenbergia legrelliana, Baker (Aechmea legrelliana, Mez. Guzmania legrelliana, Hort.). A strong billbergia-like plant, with 7-12 strong, entire, brown-scaly lvs. and a simple dense spike of red fls. standing 4-7 ft. high: floral bracts serrate. Uruguay. George V. Nash. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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

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.

Varieties

Cultivars:

Aechmea 'A l'Orange' Aechmea 'Ametista' Aechmea 'Angulation' Aechmea 'Avarua' Aechmea 'Blue Bonnet' Aechmea 'Blue Imp' Aechmea 'Blue Pacific' Aechmea 'Brett Terrace' Aechmea 'Bronze Age' Aechmea 'Cardinalis' Aechmea 'Chardonnay' Aechmea 'Charles Hodgson' Aechmea 'Covata' Aechmea 'Covata Too' Aechmea 'Dee' Aechmea 'Donna Marie' Aechmea 'Echidna' Aechmea 'Flame' Aechmea 'Flaming Star'

Aechmea 'Gemma' Aechmea 'Grapehead' Aechmea 'Karamea Topsy' Aechmea 'Kiwi Baker' Aechmea 'Light Rays' Aechmea 'Lotus' Aechmea 'Mary Brett' Aechmea 'Orangeade' Aechmea 'Paraguay' Aechmea 'Phoenix' Aechmea 'Pica' Aechmea 'Royal Robe' Aechmea 'Saturn' Aechmea 'Suave' Aechmea 'Sunrays' Aechmea 'Sunrise' Aechmea 'Tokuri' Aechmea 'Yellow Throat'

xBillmea 'Barbara Ellen' xBillmea 'Casper' xBillmea 'Curlylocks' xBillmea 'Rosebud' xNeomea 'Dennis' xNeomea 'Olympiad' xNeomea 'Peter Kearney' xQuesmea 'Flame'

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