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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 to 8 inches
Plant Spread: 6 to 8 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Bromeliad
  • Urn Plant

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Location: Portugal
Date: 2019-01-29
Aechmea recurvata
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2019-02-28
Recurvata red form
Location: Portugal
Date: 2019-02-06
Aechmea recurvata 40 days seedling
Location: Portugal
Date: 2019-01-28
Aechmea recurvata
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2009-03-28
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Location: Portugal
Date: 2019-01-20
Aechmea recurvata
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2009-03-28

Date: 2010-04-23
var. Benrathi
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-10
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Location: Portugal
Date: 2019-01-28
Aechmea recurvata
Location: Portugal
Date: 2019-01-17
Aechmea recurvata
Location: Portugal
Date: 2019-01-25
Aechmea recurvata
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2009-03-28
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