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Bromeliad Aechmea fasciata
Bromeliad Aechmea fasciata
The classic urn plant: silver-banded leaves and a long-lasting pink flower head.
- Easy care
- Bright indirect light
- Fill the central cup
- 15cm grow pot
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Bromeliad Aechmea fasciata
R 240.00
About this plant
About this plant
Bromeliad Aechmea Fasciata
Also known as Silver vase or Urn plant
Flowers:
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Mostly, flower itself is a pinkish inflorescence, often described as having a rosy-pink bract that holds small violet or bluish-purple flowers. Note colour can not be confirmed.
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Flowering typically happens once in a lifetime, then the plant slowly dies after producing "pups" (new plants)
Care:
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Light: Bright, indirect light; avoid harsh direct sun which can scorch leaves
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Water:
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Keep the central cup filled with clean, non-chlorinated water
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Water the soil lightly; allow soil to dry out slightly between waterings
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Humidity: Prefers high humidity; misting or a humidity tray can help indoors
Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description.
Note: Stem length indicated above is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive.
Delivery and packaging
Delivery and packaging
We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).
Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.
Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.
Healthy arrival guarantee
Healthy arrival guarantee
If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.
For everything else, see our refund policy.
Meet the plant
Silver urn with a pink flower head
Aechmea fasciata · also known as Silver vase, urn plant
Native to Brazil
A vase-shaped rosette of arching, silver-dusted leaves around a central water cup. It sends up a rosy-pink flower head with small violet-blue flowers.
- A well-grown Aechmea in a 15cm grow pot, with silver-banded leaves.
- Its rosy-pink flower head holds small violet-blue flowers and stays colourful for months.
- Easy care: keep the central cup filled with clean water and the soil just moist.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Bright, indirect light, such as near an east-facing window, out of harsh direct sun. It enjoys the humidity of a bathroom or kitchen.
Care card
- Light
- Bright, indirect
- Water
- Fill cup, soil lightly
- Humidity
- High
- Temperature
- 15 to 28°C
- Soil
- Bromeliad or orchid mix
- Feeding
- Rarely needed
- Growth
- Slow rosette
- Outdoors
- Best indoors
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Place it in bright, indirect light.
- Keep the central cup filled with clean, non-chlorinated water and refresh it every week or two.
- Water the soil lightly and let it dry slightly between drinks.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Scorched patchesToo much direct sun. Move it into bright shade.
- Rotting baseSoil too wet. Water the cup, not the pot, and let the soil dry slightly.
- Plant fading after floweringNormal: it's making pups. Pot them up once they're a third of the mother's size.
Questions
Good to know
How big is the plant?
How big is the plant?
A plant in a 15cm grow pot. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
What colour is the flower?
What colour is the flower?
Usually pink with violet-blue flowers, but we can't confirm the exact colour.
Will it flower again?
Will it flower again?
Each rosette flowers once, then its pups grow on and flower in time.
Packed to arrive alive
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