LBOS 2008 Annual Show - Winners 4: Aechmea bracteata
Los Baños Orchid Society 2008 Annual Show
Aechmea bracteata - Best Flowering Bromeliad (Exhibitor: Genesis Flowers)
Aechmea bracteata(Click this link to view larger photo.)
The genus Aechmea belongs to the bromeliad family. Aechmea is derived from the Greek word aichme (spear tip), in reference to the sharp spear-like shape of its flowerhead. The genus was originally described in 1794 by the Spanish botanists Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez.
Aechmea bracteata was originally described by the Swedish botanist Olof Swartz as Bromelia bracteata, and later modified in 1864 by the German botanist August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach to its present name.
Aechmea can be found in Central America and South America, with about 200 species, mostly epiphytic, but with some species growing in rocks.
Aechmea species and their modern hybrids can be grown in pots with a well-draining rich organic medium, partial shade, high humidity, and regular watering.
The genus Aechmea belongs to the bromeliad family. Aechmea is derived from the Greek word aichme (spear tip), in reference to the sharp spear-like shape of its flowerhead. The genus was originally described in 1794 by the Spanish botanists Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez.
Aechmea bracteata was originally described by the Swedish botanist Olof Swartz as Bromelia bracteata, and later modified in 1864 by the German botanist August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach to its present name.
Aechmea can be found in Central America and South America, with about 200 species, mostly epiphytic, but with some species growing in rocks.
Aechmea species and their modern hybrids can be grown in pots with a well-draining rich organic medium, partial shade, high humidity, and regular watering.
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