| Positive | fleurone | On Aug 29, 2008, fleurone from Brooksville, FL (Zone 9a) wrote: Description from seller:
This aechmea is one of the hardiest bromeliads, surviving outdoors in Florida, Texas, California and the Deep South, even for prolonged cold snaps. The leaves are very spiny so please be careful when handling the plant. The inflorescence is a pyramid-shaped cluster of spreading spikes, each with several blue, white or purple flowers about an inch long and subtended by showy pink bracts.
This bromeliad is extremely beautiful in bloom and the inflorencense lasts for about 2 months!
Location
Aechmea distichantha is native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.
Hardiness: USDA Zones Aechmea distichantha can be grown outdoors in zones 8-11, and is usually grown as a house plant elsewhere.
Propagation: Little "pups" or offsets are produced, but these should not be severed until the mother plant begins to die several weeks after blooming.
CARE: VERY EASY. Bright light & cessation of feeding when the plants are mature produces best foliage color and promotes blooming. Grow warm, on the dry side and furnish lots of light.
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2 members have or want this plant for trade.
