1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Fields, Grassland, Rocky areas
Homesteads, Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Rosette/Stemless
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
Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink, Plum
White, Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Light Green, Burgundy
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Light Green, Burgundy
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Light Green, Burgundy
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Silver, Gray
Light Green, Burgundy
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long and slender with very sharp edges
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs
Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Rhizome division
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
Moist but well drained, Sandy
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Indirect sunlight, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Tropical
Houseplant, Informal Garden
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
TILLANDSIA
AECHMEA 'Foster's Freckles'
7.2 Common Name
Air Plant, Airplant
Aechmea , Foster's Freckles Aechmea, Foster's Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.1 In Hindi
Air Plant
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.2 In German
Klimaanlagen
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.3 In French
Plante air
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta de Aire
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.5 In Greek
Air φυτών
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Air planta
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.7 In Polish
powietrza
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.8 In Latin
Air Planta
Freckles Bromeliad
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Tillandsioideae.
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species