Botanical Name: Aechmea fasciata
Common Name: Silver-cup bromeliad Type of Plant: monocot: perennial Habit of Growth: Overall Shape Clumping, rosette-forming upright plant with gray-green strap-like spiny leaves; flowers usually appear from spikes inside the center of the rosette Height to 2' Spread to 2' Growth Rate slow Environment: Exposure in/out partial shade outdoors, takes bright light indoors Soil needs fast-draining soil; can be mounted on boards Hardiness tender outdoors – Zones 23 and 24; durable indoors Morphology: Leaves broad, strap-like leaves with silvery “bloom” forming horizontal stripes across leaves; margins are toothed, 2-4" wide to 18" long Flowers bracts spiny, pink to purple, 3" long or more; flowers purple to red, 1/2" long – blooms naturally in early spring Fruit tiny berries; dries to cottony tufts with tiny seeds Propagation: seed, division, meristem culture Usage: houseplant with long lasting flowers, good for foliage color – usually used singly in pots, sometimes in mass plantings in atrium gardens Landscape Care: Watering keep fairly dry – can be watered in “cup” about every 10 days Fertilizing 1/2 strength liquid fertilizer every month or so Pruning divide mother plant after flowering; discard original plant Pests/Diseases scale, thrips, root rot in poorly drained soils Special Conditions/Other ethylene gas form ripening fruit will stimulate bloom Origin: Brazil Family: Bromeliaceae Notes: |
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