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Alcantarea vinicolor

Botanical Name
Alcantarea vinicolor
Common Names
Sun Loving Bromeliad,
A large Bromeliad that that can get up to 1m high by 1m wide. The stunning foliage is thick leathery green with burgundy tips and streaked leaves that form a rosette and bring great colour to the landscape. The flower spike can get to 1.5m tall with masses of pale peach coloured flowers, it can take up to 3-5 years before flowering will occur. This Bromeliad is quite hardy and will tolerate a range of climatic conditions. It can be used as a indoor plant, outdoor container specimen or planted within the landscape. When planted in full sun the colours are much brighter.
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Alcantarea vinicolor Sun Loving Bromeliad,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical Rosette

Description:
A large Bromeliad that that can get up to 1m high by 1m wide. The stunning foliage is thick leathery green with burgundy tips and streaked leaves that form a rosette and bring great colour to the landscape. The flower spike can get to 1.5m tall with masses of pale peach coloured flowers, it can take up to 3-5 years before flowering will occur. This Bromeliad is quite hardy and will tolerate a range of climatic conditions. It can be used as a indoor plant, outdoor container specimen or planted within the landscape. When planted in full sun the colours are much brighter.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m

Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained