Aechmea pineliana

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   bromeliad

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
Cultivation
Exposure: part-sun
Features: flowers, foliage, houseplant
USDA Zones: 9 to 12
Sunset Zones: 22-27, or indoors
Flower features: red, orange, yellow, pink
Scientific Names

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Aechmea >

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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.

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