General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Leaves: |
Evergreen
Other: Leathery, gray-green. Leaves will be longer when growing in full shade. Plant grows smaller but more colorful in open sunlight.
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| Fruit: |
Other: 1 inch capsule
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Green
Other: Flower stalks covered in numerous bracts of green, yellow, white or rose purple.
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| Bloom Size: |
1"-2"
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| Flower Time: |
Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Winter
Year Round
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| Suitable Locations: |
Terrariums
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| Resistances: |
Humidity tolerant
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Offsets
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| Containers: |
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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| Miscellaneous: |
Epiphytic
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- Cardinal Air Plant
- Giant airplant
- Quill-leaf
- Wild Pineapple
- Clustered Wild Pine
- Air Plant
- Bromeliad
Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Mar 12, 2022 9:47 AM concerning plant:
I saw some of this wild Bromeliad growing on the trees in Trade Winds Park not far northwest of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is a common species down there in some counties as Broward and also native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies. It is a tank epiphyte that catches water in the leaves and feeds on the water and minerals on trees. It has stiff, leathery, grayish-green leaves that get about 12 to 28 inches long. It bears flowering spikes that get about 12 to 24 inches long with usually red bracts, that can also be yellow or rose or green, that contain small flowers that are usually violet, but can be white. The seeds are windborne.
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