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Aechmea fasciata (Lindl.) Baker

Urn pine

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassLiliopsidaMonocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
SubclassZingiberidaeGingers and related plants
OrderBromelialesBromeliads: tropical plants adapted to limited water, often epiphytes
FamilyBromeliaceaeBromelias: tropical and subtropical plants, the best known being pineapple
GenusAechmeaName means “spear” in Greek
SpeciesfasciataUrn pine

About plant names...

Urn pine is a member of the bromeliad family, native to Brazil. They do not exist in the wild in North America.

Plants: This slow-growing plant grows to a height of 1-3′ (30-91 cm). These plants can grow in the ground, or as epiphytes, growing in moss-covered nooks and crannies in trees.

Leaves: Roughly oval, silver-and-green leaves are 1½-3′ (45-91 cm) high and up to 2′ (60 cm) around, forming the water-retaining “urn.”

Flowers: Flowers are showy, 3-4″ (7.6-10 cm) around, and pink, with blue-purple tips. Spiny bracts are also pink.

Online References:

Dr. Giuseppe Mazza's PhotoMazza.com site

Wikipedia

Desert-tropicals.com

The University of Connecticut Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Plant Growth Facilities

CalPhotos

 

Aechmea fasciata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 29 Aug 2021.

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Aechmea fasciata (urn pine)

9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm)

Aechmea fasciata (urn pine)

9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm)

Aechmea fasciata (urn pine)

9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm)

Range: Zones 10a-11:

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