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Accession Data

Aechmea chantinii

Common Name: Amazonian Zebra Plant

Family: Bromeliaceae

Country of Origin: Venezuela, Amazonian Peru

Description: Colorful open rosette of hard olive green leaves with pronounced pinkish gray cross bands; inflorescence on branched spike with tight red bracts tipped yellow, subtended by red bract leaves. Tropical climate.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession #: 198500775

Accession Date: 1985-12-31

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3305

Quantity: 3

Source: Unknown

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

Family: Bromeliaceae

SubFamily: Bromelioideae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. Bromeliad Society International website - http://bsi.org/
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 21 April 2015.
  3. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 21 March 2015.

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Aechmea chantinii
Aechmea chantinii