Matchstick Plant (Aechmea gamosepala) - Garden.org

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height:	16 to 30 inches (40-75cm)
Leaves:	Evergreen
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Multi-Color: Blue, pink, and fuchsia
Flower Time:	Winter
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Uses:	Provides winter interest
Propagation: Other methods:	Stolons and runners
Miscellaneous:	Epiphytic Monocarpic

Common names

Matchstick Plant
Bromeliad
Aechmea Gamosepala Group

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Date: 2017-11-05

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Location: Portugal
Date: 2019-01-18
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Date: 2019-01-20
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Date: 2012-05-07

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Date: 2019-01-17
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Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2014-09-02
Flower opens in the morning for just a few hours.

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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2018-12-02

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Date: 2019-01-14

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Date: 2013-01-18

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Location: greenhouse
Date: 2018-01-22
Winter blooms in the greenhouse

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Date: 2012-05-07

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Date: 2023-10-01

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Date: 2018-11-25

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Date: 2013-02-25

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2016-12-14
December bloom

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Date: 2014-09-02

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Date: 2013-01-18

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Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2014-12-28
The inflorescence starts out green as it emerges from the plant.

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Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2014-01-05
Blooms just getting started. The color will get richer as they p

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Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2013-07-30

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Location: Austin ,TX
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Date: 2013-02-25

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2016-12-14

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Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2014-01-05
This is actually several plants. I started with three, I think,

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Comments:

Posted by Bubbles (Austin, Tx - Zone 8b) on Jul 30, 2013 1:08 PM concerning plant:

Matchstick is a somewhat hardy bromeliad. Blooms in early spring. After the blue and pink spikes have finished flowering, those spikes turn fuchsia and stay that color until late summer or early fall.

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