1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Australia
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Guzmania lingulata, Guzmania monostachia
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Scrubs, tussock grasslands, Upland savannas
Hills, Moist Soils
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
550.00 cm50.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Light Green, Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Indirect sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Winter
Late Autumn
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil, Shallow soil
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Do Not 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright Indirect Sunlight
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Root rot
Bacteria wilt, Phytophthora Root Rot, Red blotch
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
Butterflies
Flying insects, Moths
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, Eye irritation, Headache, Nose Irritation, Throat itching, Vomiting
Rash, Throat itching
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Forms dense stands, Prevent Soil Erosion
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Acne, Eczema, Laxative
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Sap, Seeds
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a dye, Wood is used fore making tools
Application in Handicrafts, Making Shampoo
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
7.2 Common Name
Mulga, True Mulga
Guzmania, Torch Bromeliad
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Commelinids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Tillandsioideae.
8.10 Number of Species