1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Bromelia agavifolia, Bromelia alsodes, Bromelia alta
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Hills, Lowland, Rocky areas, Thickets
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
Not Available
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Not Available
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Not Available
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Not Available
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
Not Available
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Not Available
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K, fertilize in fall, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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86% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
Not Available
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
Not Available
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
Not Available
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
Not Available
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
Not Available
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
Not Available
5.4 Showy Foliage
Not Available
5.5 Showy Bark
Not Available
5.6 Foliage Texture
Not Available
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
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No - Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !
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5.9 Invasive
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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.10 Self-Sowing
Not Available
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Scratches, Skin cuts
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cordage, ropes, Fibre
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BROMELIA pinguin
7.2 Common Name
Heart-of-Flame, Maya, Pinuela
7.2.1 In Hindi
bromelia pinguin plant
7.2.2 In German
Bromelia Pinguin -Anlage
7.2.3 In French
plante Bromelia Pinguin
7.2.4 In Spanish
planta Bromelia Pinguin
7.2.5 In Greek
φυτό Bromelia Pinguin
7.2.6 In Portuguese
planta Caraguatá
7.2.7 In Polish
Bromelia Pinguin roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Commelina pinguin herba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Bromeliales
8.5 Family
Bromeliaceae
8.6 Genus
Bromelia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Bromelioideae
8.10 Number of Species