Common name: Summer Torch
Family: Bromeliaceae
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Country of Origin: Windward Is. to N. & E. Brazil
Description:
Uses:
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USDA Zone: 9b-11
Source: Unknown
Provenance:
Restrictions:
Culture:
These are tank-type bromeliads, and attention should be given to flushing the tanks. Give them moderate to bright light, protect from wind damage and feed monthly with 20-20-20 fertilizer at half strength. They may be either potted or mounted.
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Poales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Bromeliaceae
- SubFamily: Bromelioideae
- Tribe:
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References:
- Bromeliad Society International website - http://bsi.org/
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 9 September 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 9 September 2015.
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