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Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
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

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Location: Fairfax VA | January 2023
Date: 2023-01-28
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Date: 2013-10-24
grown indoors
Uploaded by Plantomaniac08
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2012-03-22
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2012-03-22
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2012-03-22
Location: Sydney Australia
Date: 2019-09-22
Mother and three pups
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Location: BG Berlin (Germany)
Date: 2015-11-16
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11

Date: 2016-11-24
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Date: 2017-10-28
Location: my garden, Florida
Date: 2018-07-01
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skylark On June 1, 2022 Maintenance performed
1 pup is growing (1" stolon)
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pup is only 6" after 1 year. old crown declined.
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