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Aechmea atrovittata

Aechmea atrovittata is a bromeliad epiphyte from eastern Brazil, grown for its rosette of foliage and flower spike. It is kept as a houseplant or in warm, humid greenhouses, and it needs bright light and a loose, airy medium.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the central cup filled with fresh water and let the potting mix dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Loose, well-draining epiphyte mix such as bark, perlite and peat.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Brazil (Alagoas)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aechmea atrovittata is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to the State of Alagoas in eastern Brazil.

Other Aechmea plants

Aechmea abbreviata · Bromeliad · Aechmea alba · Aechmea alegrensis · Aechmea alopecurus · Aechmea amicorum · Aechmea ampla · Aechmea andersonii · Aechmea angustifolia · Aechmea apocalyptica · Aechmea aquilega · Aechmea araneosa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aechmea atrovittata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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