Aechmea gamosepala seed or cuttings Attractive cushions of lacy silvery

Attractive cushions of lacy silvery foliage and soft shaggy lilac pink flowers on wiry stems over summer

In the wild

Blooms begin in spring

In the vase line up

but these have stems or petioles

Aechmea gamosepala seed or cuttings Attractive cushions of lacy silveryMatchstick Bromeliad. This smaller bromeliad forms rosettes slightly stiff green leaves 25cm long. Each clustered rosette forms a tank which holds water for dry weather. In late autumn and winter, colorful scapes of pink purple with blue tipped flowers attached up the spike. Sort of psychedelic matchsticks stuck all over the stem. This bromeliad is one of the most cold hardy, living outside in a lightly sheltered spot in heavy frosts. Easy in a pot so