Aechmea fasciata
| Habit | bromeliad
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| Height: | ⇕ | 27 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 27. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | shade |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers, foliage, houseplant |
| USDA Zones: | 9 to 10 | |
| Sunset Zones: | 22-27, or indoors | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | red, blue, purple, pink |
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Aechmea fasciata (Silver-Vase, Urn Plant) is a bromeliad native to Brazil. This plant is probably the best known species in this genus, and it is often used like a house plant.[citation needed]
The plant grows slowly, reaching to between 1 and 3 feet in height, and spreading up to 2 feet. It has elliptic–oval-shaped leaves that are between 18 and 36 inches long and arranged in a basal rosette pattern.[1]
A. fasciata requires partial shade and a well-drained, but moisture-retentive soil. It can also be grown epiphytically, as, for example, with moss around its roots and wired to rough bark. There aren't too many serious pests to the plant, but root rot can be a problem if the soil is too moist.[1]
Read about Aechmea fasciata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Aechmea fasciata, Baker (Billbergia fasciata, Lindl. B. rhodocyanea, Lem.). Lvs. 1-2 ft. long, with an oblong entire clasping base, the blade strongly toothed and the back marbled with whitish cross-lines, the tip rounded and mucronate: scape 1 ft. high, floccose, the several bract-lvs. pale red and erect; petals 3/4in. long, pink. Brazil.—Infl. sometimes forked.CH
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- 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
Scale insects and mosquitos will sometimes breed in the pools of water that are trapped between leaves.[1]
Varieties
Cultivars:
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References
External links
- w:Aechmea fasciata. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
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