General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 24 to 36 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: mauve or rose-red
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Bromeliad
  • Urn Plant
  • Allen Bromeliad
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Aechmea allenii
  • Synonym: Ronnbergia petersii

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2008-04-12
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2008-04-12

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