Aechmea fuerstenbergii has an outstanding inflorescence consisting of a tight conical spike of white flowers behind rose-red bracts. I first saw this in a Cargo Report and immediately wanted one. I mentioned this to Brian Weber as we walked down a main isle of the 2-acre shade house at Tropiflora. He immediately pointed to a [...]
Archive for the ‘Aechmea’ Category
Aechmea fuerstenbergii
Posted in Aechmea, Bromeliads on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Aechmea lueddemanniana
Posted in Aechmea, Bromeliads on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Aechmea lueddemanniana is a wide ranging variable bromeliad from Mexico to Costa Rica. This bromeliad grows as an epiphyte or saxicolous. Grows well in strong light, though mine gets a little dappled shade during the summer noon time sun. The name spelling gets shortened sometimes to lueddemannia, confusing but in character, as the spelling of the [...]
