Aechmea fulgens
Family: Bromeliaceae •
Genus: Aechmea •
Species: fulgens (Brongniart) •
Country of Origin: Brazil •
Common Names: Coral Berry •
Not fully in bloom yet, but still putting on a nice display. I'll post some more pictures when the little purple flowers bloom, what you see here is just the bracts. I grow these front and back in variable lighting.
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Saturday, August 9, 2008
Aechmea fulgens
Posted by Eric Bronson at 10:11 AM
Labels: bromeliaceae, bromeliads
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2 comments:
The bracts are very colorful, it should be interesting contrast with the purple flowers.
Beautiful pictures of this tropical plant. Some grow it as a houseplant here in Denmark, but most often we see Aechmea Fasciata - the silver vase.
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