A standout plant that reaches a deep red color on its foliage when put in full sun. This aechmea has thin narrow leaves, resembling a candle stick. It produces pups close to the mother plant and matures at around 30 inches tall. Great plant for landscape, easy to grow and very rewarding.
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Scott R.
Got some great advice from you on this plant I struggled with. Red Candles is a drinker. I was told water at least 2x a week.
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Leslie B.
Great landscaping plant
These are wonderful for landscaping giving height, color and filling in those full sun areas. They seem to put out a lot pf pups - make a great addition to my bromeliad collection.
Aechmea nudicaulis ‘Alba’. This is a handsome curiosity from the hugely variable nudicaulis group. A medium sized plant at about 12 to 16 inches tall, narrowly tubular, with a deep ‘thumb print’ near the base of each leaf. The leaves are green and the bracts and flowers are both white. First brought into cultivation by Wally Berg from one of his Brazilian trips.
A choice miniature from Mexico that grows in a full compact rosette to about 6 inches. The stiff leaves are very thick and succulent terminating in a sharp spine. With age the plant develops white filaments along the leaf margins, which grow fairly long and curl. This form has bold creamy white variegation along the margins. Cold hardy for gardens to freezing and just below. Small enough and slow enough for pot culture.
This is a good quality, versatile formula for epiphytic plants. This fertilizer does not use urea as a nitrogen source, as it is not usable by epiphytic plants. Water soluble, it can be used in daily irrigation or applied at intervals. Will not burn foliage at recommended rates and does not stain foliage. This is the fertilizer we use here at Tropiflora for our bromeliads, orchids and all epiphytic plants.
Application Rates: Constant Feed: A rate of 50 to 150 ppm of nitrogen is recommended. For bi-weekly applications: Use at the rate of 1½ to 2 tsp per gallon of water. Monthly: 1 to 1½ to tbs/gal.
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