AECHMEA BLANCHETIANA
Wally Berg "Select Red"
(From the Original Wally Berg plants, Florida. Deep red leaves, extra tall flower to 200cms)
This much sought after rare form of Aechmea blanchetiana was found by Wally Berg and John Anderson in S.Brazil.
It grows beautifully and maintains a strong red color, even when grown in light shade.
Our plants are offsets from the original clone. Limited availability.
This very desirable architectural large species Bromeliad has tall very stiff red upright leaves to 100+ cms tall.
The rosette of leaves are handsomely formed.
The inflorescense is large, fine branched and held on a tall stem rising from the cup to 2mts tall it can last six months!
Red and lightly green when young quickly full red as they mature.
Full sun tolerant, full light preferable.
Keep water in tank at all times.
This large species makes a fine container specimen plant or border plant, pups and flowers reliably.
A beauty and relatively cold tolerant. Very tough.
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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+-
(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: 1 Large healthy strong well formed offset plant 17"- 24"+- tall.
Young offset plants have some green soon turning to full red in high light. they soon gain a full open rosette.
Tracked Postage to Europe
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