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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled 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: 8 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Gray-green with silver banding, turning bright burgundy when grown in full sun.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Bloom Size: Under 1"
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: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-05-15
There are about five plants in this one huge pot
Location: Tampa FL
Date: Oct 2017
Showing underside of leaf color banding
Location: Tampa FL
Date: July 2018
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2017-10-16
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2017-10-16
Entire plant, mother blooming with two offsets on each side. Take
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-05-06
This is actually about five or six plants all in one pot, the old
Location: Tampa FL
Date: May2017
Grown in full sun conditions
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-03-20
This is the same plant I have pictured before, it is almost 3 foo
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-05-01
Plant back lit by the setting sun
Location: Tampa FL
Grown in shade with little filtered sun conditions
Location: Tampa FL
Date: May 2017
Grown in shade with little filtered sun conditions
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