Aechmea are are bromeliad that are one of the easier to grow of the bromeliads.
Aechmea chantinii or 'Amazon Zebra Plant' is a rainforest plant originally from Brazil. With its tall upright leaves in a 'vase like' shape and flowers ranging from red to yellow this is a fairly easy to grow species.
Aechema fasciata or 'silver vase plant' is another native of Brazil growing up to 2ft tall and with siler green foliage and bright pink flowers this one is a great garden plant.
Aechmea blanchetiana is a taller species, again from Brazil it grows to 4ft and has great orange foliage and a very tall flower spike.
Aechmea gamosepela is smaller growing, to 15inches and has puple/mauve flowers.
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