AECHMEA "COVATA TOO"
A medium sized recurved species cross of Ae. covata X Ae. recurvata with bright yellow flowers followed by a lovely long lasting red bract cone. This is a lovely collectors medium Bromeliad, it has an upright, compact and tight vase-like shape and has tough tapering to a point green leaves. The cone shaped inflorescence held on a very short stem is of bright yellow flowers.  

Very attractive as a specimen or landscape plant, normally small but can grow to 14 inches tall.  The Inflorescense appears in Winter. Aechmea's prefer moderate to filtered bright light. Keep water in cups at all times.
  
A tough and rewarding hard to find species Bromeliad, well suited to mounting or container display.

Use an orchid type compost, humus and bark for a porous and slightly acid medium. Keep soil somewhat dry, water once or twice each week, mist leaves if practical. Most Bromeliads adapt well to greenhouse, home or conservatory conditions.  Produces offshoots and blooms reliably through the Autumn/Winter Min Temp: 5c+ 

Keep water in cups at all times.

 Bromeliads adapt well to greenhouse, home or conservatory conditions.
(Note: Bromeliads are mainly supplied as pups, ramets, as divided from mother plants, they sometimes have some roots, not always, this is normal, roots form fast on planting)

Supplied as:  X 1 healthy offset plants 6"- 10"  

 

Discounted postage on combined plants.

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