Aechmea veitchii


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Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
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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Read about Aechmea veitchii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Aechmea veitchii, Baker. Lvs. spotted, serrate: petals pale, a little longer than the sepals; fl.-bracts conspicuous, toothed, scarlet: bract-lvs. greenish, erect, serrate, not encompassing the infl. S. Amer. B.M. 6329. G.Z. 23, pl. 30.—Referred to Ananas by Bentham & Hooker.


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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.

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