About
Aechmea 'Del Mar' is a perennial bromeliad that maintains its foliage year-round. It produces a rosette of elongated, strap-like leaves that are a vibrant green and bordered with tiny, sharp spines. The plant features clusters of small blue-purple and greenish-white flowers, which are framed by prominent purple-blue bracts, all supported by bright pinkish-red stems. Flowering can occur in any season, with spikes remaining in bloom for as long as a year.
About the genus
Aechmea consists of evergreen perennials that develop funnel-like rosettes composed of long, strap-like leaves. At the top, they produce a spike of tubular flowers, frequently accompanied by vibrant, triangular bracts, which are succeeded by fleshy fruits.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing, North-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1B
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Houseplants
- Habit
- Tufted
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow epiphytically, or in epiphytic bromeliad compost, in bright, filtered light in a heated greenhouse, or as a houseplant. See bromeliad cultivation
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by offsets
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects and mealybugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free