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Thursday 4 April 2013

FFF72 - AECHMEA FASCIATA

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 grown as a houseplant in temperate areas. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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.

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. Root rot can be a problem if the soil is too moist. Scale insects and mosquitos will sometimes breed in the pools of water that are trapped between the leaves.

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14 comments:

  1. It's beautiful. I love the color.

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  2. A stunning bromeliad, Nick. These are fascinating in their shapes and colours. (It seems we are both feeling "in the pink" today!)

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  3. My mother had a big bromelia (the only reason i know it's name, lol! Always have loved the bloom.

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  4. A really great picture of a funny flower you've taken today.
    Have a nice sunny week :-)

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  5. Hi! Nice capture. Thank you for hosting. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

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  6. Never seen them with such blue tips.

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  7. I love bromeliads. It's just so hard to get them to re-bloom as houseplants. So I admire them in the greenhouses, mostly. Thanks for sharing this beauty!

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  8. very pretty! i've seen this flower last week but in vivid red.

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  9. Gorgeous cactus flower. The blue makes it very unique

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  10. bromeliads grow outdoors here in Auckland. I alwasy think ot thm as pineapples.

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