Fascicularia bicolor

A rosette-forming, terrestrial bromeliad with slender, spiny-toothed, rigid, mid to dark-green, evergreen leaves up to 50cm long. In summer each mature rosette produces a dense central cluster of pale sky-blue flowers surrounded by ivory-white bracts. At this time, the innermost leaves of the rosette turn scarlet red

Family

Bromeliaceae

Native to the UK

No

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Tufted

Genus

Fascicularia is a small genus of, usually terrestrial, perennial bromeliads. Toothed, linear leaves are arranged in rosettes; dense flowerheads are embedded in the centre of these rosettes

Name status

Correct

Plant rangeC Chile

Fascicularia bicolor|crimson bromeliad/RHS Gardening

 

 

 

 

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