Aechmea recurvata

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 Aechmea recurvata subsp. var.  
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Habit: bromeliad
Height: to
Width: to
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Lifespan: perennial
Origin:
Poisonous:
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Exposure: part-sun
Water:
Features: flowers, foliage, houseplant
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USDA Zones: 8 to 10
Sunset Zones: 22-27, or indoors
Flower features: red, blue, purple, pink
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Aechmea recurvata is a species of the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Brazil.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hohenbergia legrelliana, Baker (Aechmea legrelliana, Mez. Guzmania legrelliana, Hort.). A strong billbergia-like plant, with 7-12 strong, entire, brown-scaly lvs. and a simple dense spike of red fls. standing 4-7 ft. high: floral bracts serrate. Uruguay. George V. Nash.


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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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