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Aechmea fasciata
Urn Plant
Origin: Brazil.
| Family |
| Bromeliaceae |
| Genus |
| Aechmea |
| Species |
| fasciata |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H4 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Leaf Description |
| 30 - 100 cm, densely covered in pale scales with silver cross-bands beneath, blades are broadly rounded, mucronate, toothed, with dark spines. |
| Flower Description |
| 3 - 3.5 cm, sessile, arranged in many rows, petals are blue, purple or red. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. |
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