Deeproot Plant Base Online - Fascicularia bicolor

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botanical name:
Fascicularia bicolor

synonyms: Fascicularia andina
family: Bromeliaceae

characteristics: perennial, evergreen
height: 0.45m width: 0.60m
growth rate:
growth habit:
leaf colour: red & green
flower colour: light blue
main period of interest: Summer

growing conditions: full sun, dry soil, moist soil
prefered soil pH: any
minimum temperature: 2°C
USDA zone: 10 to 10

description:
Terrestrial bromeliad forming rosettes of slender, rigid, spiny-toothed leaves, the inner ones becoming bright red during summer, when the dense central corymbs of pale blue flowers, surrounded by white bracts, are produced.

cultivation:
Poor, sharply drained soil in full sun. Dislikes excessive winter wet. Regarded as tender, but survives outdoors in mild British gardens.

propagation:
By seed, sown in winter or spring at about 27°C, or by division in spring or summer.