Aechmea Bromeliad Species, Urn Plant

I am no bromeliad expert, but this plant is unique in my garden in that the flowering rosettes don't die after the flower is gone.. I hav...Read Moree not seen one flower a second time, but the original plant is still growing nicely. A sucker has flowered every year for me since I planted it 4 years ago, but the plant just gets larger and larger... no monocarpism (yet) here.

This is a great species for warm and humid climates, since it lives naturally on lots of trees in the middle of the biggest brazilian cit...Read Moreies. It grows fast on organic soil, preffering, however, an epiphyticous habitat. Very easy to get new plants from the rosettes that grow fast on the rizome, reacting well to transplantation. Sometimes, the plant gets too big for its pot, so it´s recomendable to control it´s growth if you are not planning to grow new buds. The leaves are thick and may be spiny, just plain green, but the inflorescence is spectacular.