Indoor plants

Aechmea

Family Bromeliaceae. Native to Central and South America and the Antilles. About 170 species exist in the wild. Around 10 species and their varieties are commonly cultivated. The most common:

Aechmea fasciata - is an epiphytic plant with a dense rosette of leaves, numbering about 20, linear in shape, pointed at the tip, up to 1 meter long and about 5-8 cm wide, with a toothed margin. Leaves are green with broad silvery or white transverse bands. The scape is erect and densely pubescent. The inflorescence is capitate with pink bracts and a spiny edge. Flowers are small, sessile, with violet-blue petals. Flowering begins in early summer or in late winter.

Aechmea caudata - is an epiphytic or epilithic plant with a dense rosette of green leaves. The leaves are similar in shape and size to those of Aechmea fasciata. The scape is erect and pubescent. The inflorescence is panicle-like with red bracts. Flowers are small and sessile. Petals are initially yellow, then acquire a violet tint. Blooms in early summer.

Aechmea bracteata - is an epiphytic or epilithic plant with a large elongated rosette of leaves. Leaves are green, leathery, about 1 meter long and 8-10 cm wide with large curved spines along the margin. The scape is erect and pubescent. The inflorescence is panicle-like with red, reflexed bracts. Flowers are small, with yellow petals. Flowering begins in late spring to early summer.

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