eagle urn plant
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A frost-tender, evergreen epiphyte forming a rosette of leathery, erect to arching, strap-shaped leaves to 80cm high and wide with sharp spines along the leaf margins. Spikes up to 1m tall of golden-yellow flowers with pink bracts are produced in summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- eagle urn plant (Aechmea aquilega)
- Genus
- Aechmea
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
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- Toxicity
- Conservatory Greenhouse
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Tufted
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Partial shade · Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of eagle urn plant
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of eagle urn plant
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eagle urn plant care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Partial shade · Full sun
- Sunlight
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Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningNo pruning required
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by removal of offsets
Growing
GrowingWhere temperatures do not drop below 10°C it can be grown outdoors as an epiphyte, or in moist, gritty, humus-rich soil. Elsewhere it can be grown as a house or conservatorty plant in pots of epiphytic bromeliad compost, positioned in bright, filtered light. See bromeliad cultivation for further information
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease-free
Pests
May be susceptible to scale insects and mealybugs
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