Botanical Name: Common Names:
Alcantarea vinicolor Moulin Rouge Bromeliad,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical Rosette
Description:
A large Bromeliad that that can get up too 65cm high by 90cm wide. The stunning thick leathery strappy foliage is pale green and pinkish-red and forms a rosette. Great for bringing colour contrast to the landscape. The flower spike can get to 1.9m tall with a red stalk and masses bright yellow fragrant 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.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Habitat, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Mealy Bugs, Scale
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Bromeliaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Pink, Red, Variegated
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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