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Aechmea fasciata 'Primera'PBR
  • RHS AGM

urn plant 'Primera'

A tropical, evergreen perennial forming a rosette of strap-shaped, grey leaves with a dense central head of small purple flowers surrounded by spiky pink bracts which may appear all year round

Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Purple Pink Green Grey Silver
Summer Purple Pink Green Grey Silver
Autumn Purple Pink Green Grey Silver
Winter Purple Pink Green Grey Silver
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

East–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H1B
Botanical details
Family
Bromeliaceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Clump forming, Tufted
Genus

Aechmea are evergreen perennials forming funnel-shaped rosettes of strap-shaped leaves, with a terminal spike of tubular flowers often with colourful triangular bracts, followed by fleshy fruits

Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Where temperatures do not drop below 10°C it can be grown outdoors as an epiphyte, or in moist, gritty, humus-rich soil. Elsewhere it can be grown as a house or conservatorty plant in pots of epiphytic bromeliad compost, positioned in bright, filtered light. See bromeliad cultivation for further information

Propagation

Propagate by removal of offsets

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Patio and container plants
  • Sub-tropical
  • Houseplants
  • Conservatory and greenhouse
Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to scale insects and mealybugs

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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