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Common Name: Silver Vase Bromeliad

Species Name: Aechmea fasciata

Family Name: Bromeliaceae

 

 

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin Brazil
Sun Preference Full Sun
Susceptibility None Serious

 

 

ID Characteristics

  • Leaf and Stem Characteristics
    • Plant Height: 3-foot height
    • Leaves: Covered with silver scales both above and below; margins with reddish spines; tips often rounded with a mucronate spine

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 9
Notes Most commonly used as a single specimen plant

 

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