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Alcantarea imperialis
= Vriesea imperialis, Vriesea gigantea
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Product Code: Y6PBALIM
Ornamental Value: Beautiful
Availability: In Stock
Ornamental Value: Beautiful
Availability: In Stock
Quantity:
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4.0 - Germination Time (years–days)
5.0 - Total 4.5
One of the giants of the bromeliad family, this breathtaking plant is native to the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, where it usually inhabits steep granite outcrops to over 1500 m (5000 ft.). It forms a large rosette of broad leaves to 1.5 m (5 ft.) in diameter. In cultivation it is easily grown and adapts well to both warm temperate and most tropical climates.
| Cultural Requirements | |
| Frost Tolerance | Light |
| Water Requirements | High |
| Wind Tolerance | Low |
| Appearance | |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Form | Perennial Rosette Plant Epiphyte |
| Ornamental Value | Beautiful |
| Uses | |
| Properties | Colorful Evergreen |
| Hazards | Child and Pet Friendly |
| Gardening | Indoor Landscaping Mass Planting Ornamental Potted |
| Synonymes | |
| Popular Synonymes | Vriesea imperialis, Vriesea gigantea |
| Classification | |
| Plant Group | Bromeliads |
| Botanical Order | Poales |
| Botanical Family | Bromeliaceae |
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