Anwyl Bromeliads   click on the small photos to see a full-screen photo

Aechmea fasciata

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One of the most widely grown houseplants in the bromeliad family. Cultivated in Europe since 1826, it was first called "Billbergia rhodocyanea"  Native to southern Brazil, most of the plants sold today are specially bred cultivars.