Aechmea fasciata (Lindl.) Baker
Urn pine, urnplant
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:
9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm) 
9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 8″ (27 × 20 cm) 
9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Zingiberidae | Gingers and related plants |
| Order | Bromeliales | Bromeliads: tropical plants adapted to limited water, often epiphytes |
| Family | Bromeliaceae | Bromelias: tropical and subtropical plants, the best known being pineapple |
| Genus | Aechmea | Name means “spear” in Greek |
| Species | fasciata | Urn pine |
Aechmea fasciata description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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