Silver Vase Bromeliad - Live Plant in a 6 Inch Pot - Aechmea Fasciata - Rare Indoor Outdoor Tropical Houseplant

Aechmea fasciata [EEK-mee-uh fash-ee-AY-tuh], a member of the Bromeliaceae family (Bromeliad plants), is also known by its common name Silver Vase or the Urn Plant. Aechmeas like bright light, like near an east or west window. They need this exposure to bring out the variegation in their foliage & also to flower. They’ll do okay in lower light for a few weeks but if you’re growing 1 for the long haul, bright is best. Just be sure to keep it out of direct, hot sun because it’ll burn. Aechmeas are epiphytes & in nature grow attached to other plants & even rocks. They get the moisture & nutrients they need through their foliage. It’s best to keep the vase, cup, urn or tank (the center where the flower arises out of) 1/4 to 1/2 way full of water. Being a typical bromeliad, the Aechmea genus has wide arching strap type leaves which are leathery. The A.fasciata's (this species) are kind of powdered looking, that are silver and green color. The foliage can also be variegated. While the foliage has great displaying potential indoors, the flower head stands out even more "with it's eye catching looks". The spiky star shaped flower head (pink in color), above the foliage - grows to approximatively 6 inches long, with small violet flowers growing from the bracts. The exotic looking urn plant impresses new viewers.

• Aechmea fasciata [EEK-mee-uh fash-ee-AY-tuh], a member of the Bromeliaceae family (Bromeliad plants), is also known by its common name Silver Vase or the Urn Plant.
• Aechmeas like bright light, like near an east or west window. They need this exposure to bring out the variegation in their foliage & also to flower. They’ll do okay in lower light for a few weeks but if you’re growing 1 for the long haul, bright is best. Just be sure to keep it out of direct, hot sun because it’ll burn.
• Aechmeas are epiphytes & in nature grow attached to other plants & even rocks. They get the moisture & nutrients they need through their foliage. It’s best to keep the vase, cup, urn or tank (the center where the flower arises out of) 1/4 to 1/2 way full of water.
• Being a typical bromeliad, the Aechmea genus has wide arching strap type leaves which are leathery. The A.fasciata's (this species) are kind of powdered looking, that are silver and green color. The foliage can also be variegated.
• While the foliage has great displaying potential indoors, the flower head stands out even more "with it's eye catching looks". The spiky star shaped flower head (pink in color), above the foliage - grows to approximatively 6 inches long, with small violet flowers growing from the bracts. The exotic looking urn plant impresses new viewers.