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Christmas jewels

Aechmea racinae

Low Maintenance

Genus: Aechmea
Family: Bromeliaceae

About this plant

A rosette-forming evergreen perennial with strap-shaped bright green leaves and arching racemes of small yellow flowers with persistent red sepals

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

H1B

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

pH

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow outdoors as an epiphyte or in moist, gritty, humus-rich soil, in frost-free location. Under glass grow as an epiphyte or in epiphytic bromeliad compost in bright filtered light

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by offsets

Pests

Can get scale insects and mealybugs

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Architectural

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years