6493 - Bromeliads (Garden) - 2011-04-01
(Dimension: 468 x 701 pixels - Counter: 15516) Aechmea distichantha
(Uploaded as: Aechmea sp.) Photographer: Tennis Maynard Identification: solved
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Identification (6492): Charles Dills (2011-04-01) =Aechmea distichantha - I have Ae. distichantha blooming right now and they look similar. This one has much more intense color so it probably has better conditions or it is a different variety than my v. distichantha.
Since he got it in trade and it has been growing for him for 15 years, this has to be a way down the line pup from the original and may have been corss-pollinated by something that flies or crawls. (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl)
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