Aechmea distichantha

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aechmea distichantha, Lem. Lvs. 2-3 ft. long, with a dilated base 4-5 in. long and half as wide, the blade rigid and channelled, edges prickly: scape 1-1 1/2ft.; fls. in a bipinnate panicle 4-7 in. long and half as wide, the petals tongue-shaped and red-purple, longer than the obtuse-cuspidate sepals; fl.-bract pocket-like, 1/4in. long. Brazil. B.M. 5447. J.F. 3:269. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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	Habit: herbaceous Height: ⇕ Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼ part-shade Water: ◍ see cultivation section Features: ✓ Hardiness: ☃ frost sensitive Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones: Sunset Zones: 22-27, or indoors
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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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