Aechmea fulgens

Aechmea fulgens subsp. var.
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	Bromeliaceae > Aechmea fulgens var. , Brongniart

Aechmea fulgens (Coralberry) is a bromeliad, which is often used like an ornamental plant. This plant grows in Brazil.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aechmea fulgens, Brongn. (A. discolor, Hort.). Lvs. broad, with small distant teeth, with a broad cuspidate end: panicle large, simple above, branched below, glabrous, bearing numerous fls.; petals blue-tipped, exceeding the rich red calyx; fl.-bracts minute or none: branch-bracts yellowish. S. Amer. B.M. 4293. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

Cultivation

Grow in shady spot with great air circulation. Soil should retain water, and be watered when dry to touch. Water should be poured into cups of leaves regularly. Can be grown in soil, pots, moss in the crotch of trees.

Varieties

Cultivars:

• Aechmea 'Burning Bush'
• Aechmea 'Festival'
• Aechmea 'Fulgida'
• Aechmea 'Ice-T'
• Aechmea 'Jeanne Eunice'
• Aechmea 'Torch'

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External links

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