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Aechmea fulgens
Also called Coralberry Bromeliad
In Singapore: Two-coloured Coralberry (Grown in Singapore)
Coralberry (Aechmea fulgens) is an epiphytic bromeliad from northeast Brazil, grown for its upright rosette and bright coral-red bracts that appear when it flowers. Keep water in the central cup of the rosette and give it bright, filtered light; it flowers once and then dies, leaving offsets to replace it.
Aechmea fulgens, the coralberry, is a bromeliad, which is often used as an ornamental plant. This plant grows in Brazil, especially in the following states: Bahia and Pernambuco. It has an upright open rosette shape and after blooming, becomes a reddish orange. It blooms one time before dying.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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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.
