Aechmea weilbachii

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 Aechmea weilbachii subsp. var.  
Aechmea weilbachii pendula.jpg
Habit: bromeliad
Height: to
Width: to
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Lifespan: perennial
Origin:
Poisonous:
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Exposure: shade
Water:
Features: flowers, foliage, houseplant
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USDA Zones: 9 to 10
Sunset Zones: 22-27, or indoors
Flower features: red, blue, purple, pink
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Aechmea weilbachii is a species of the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to Brazil.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aechmea weilbachii, F. Didr. Lvs. rather short, overtopped by the red-stemmed and red-bracted scape: panicle narrow, 1-pinnate, the fls. rather crowded, blue and red. S. Amer.

Var. leodiensis, Andre. Lvs. violet and spotted: fls. shorter. Brazil.


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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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