Although it was slow to adapt to my climate from Florida where the pups had been grown in some shade,they managed to grow and take a wint...Read Moreer outdoors in the SF bay area last year. This year they finally got the color going. I would advise to keep frost off them as they are a cut more tender than the usual bromeliads grown here outdoors.
These plants are a great addition to any tropical landscape. They do very well in the coastal areas of Southern California. The main cult...Read Moreivars are Yellow, Orange, red, and various hybrids of it including variegated. Drought tolerant, sun loving, and endless color. They can't be beat.
Dramatic. Introduced in the 1960's by the renowned Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle-Marx, it eventually reached southern Calif...Read Moreornia and southern Florida, where it's now common in commercial landscaping.
The foliage is reddest in full sun and with some drought stress. Shade, plenty of water, and too much fertilizer can turn it green. This is a plant that does best with little care.
The salmon pink flowers are tiny and ephemeral, but the red and yellow bracts that surround them remain ornamental for months. The inflorescence can reach 6' tall.
"Urn plant" is the common name for Aechmea fasciata.
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I have not grown thus plant. Aechmea blanchetiana is both a terrestrial or epiphytic bromeliad which attains a height of up to 4 feet (1....Read More2 m) and a width of at least 3 feet. (1 m). The color of its leaves ranges from reddish gold, orangish gold, goldish yellow to green, depending upon the amount of sunlight it receives.
This is one of my favorite sun-loving bromeliads. Tough as nails, this species thrives in Southwest & South Florida. Best color is achi...Read Moreeved in full sun, and although some claim it needs a lot of water, I've had best results with minimal supplemental watering. In fact, mine are most colorful during the dry, parched winter months.
There are apparently a few popular cultivars circulating right now in Florida. Some forms have wider leaves, and are of an overall more robust nature. Others have slimmer foliage, and are more profuse in suckering. Some take on a more red/raspberry color, while others are more orange/yellow.
Be sure to give them some space. In just a few years, these giant bromeliads can quickly fill a large area in your xeriscape. I've grown ours in the native soil- a sandy, rocky, seashell filled, alkaline limestone mix, and they love it. They pair exceptionally well with cacti and succulents.
***Beware*** A word of caution- these plants are viciously armed with the typical Aechmea, super sharp, tiny, saw-teeth spines along the margins. Not to be messed with, these bromeliads will inflict mean slashes if one bruses up against them. Weeding around them requires long sleeves, a hat, gloves, eye protection, jeans, and a lot of caution- or really long arms.
This is a magnificent bromeliad, largely cultivated here in Rio de Janeiro on sunny gardens, often playing the central role on beds thank...Read Mores to its showy foliage and atractive inflorescence.
This plant stays around the height of someone´s knee, with upright and straight, leathery leaves, with a beautiful color that may vary from green to gold, with red tips. The inflorescence comes from the center of the plant, reaching up to 1,8-2 meters tall. The branched stalk is entirely covered with red bracts, and the flowers are yellow, and ephemeral, protected by red bracts with yellow tips. The flowers don´t last long, but the inflorescence stays showy for months. Hummingbirds are seen flying around it.
It needs organic soil, full sun, high temperatures and regular watering. Always keep the center of the rosette full of water.
Although it was slow to adapt to my climate from Florida where the pups had been grown in some shade,they managed to grow and take a wint...Read More
These plants are a great addition to any tropical landscape. They do very well in the coastal areas of Southern California. The main cult...Read More
Dramatic. Introduced in the 1960's by the renowned Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle-Marx, it eventually reached southern Calif...Read More
I have not grown thus plant. Aechmea blanchetiana is both a terrestrial or epiphytic bromeliad which attains a height of up to 4 feet (1....Read More
This is one of my favorite sun-loving bromeliads. Tough as nails, this species thrives in Southwest & South Florida. Best color is achi...Read More
Gorgeous flowers (multi-branched) sit high above the foliage. Plant can reach a height of 48". It is also salt tolerant.
This is a magnificent bromeliad, largely cultivated here in Rio de Janeiro on sunny gardens, often playing the central role on beds thank...Read More