General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 24 to 36 inches
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Orange bracts bearing small yellow blooms
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Bromeliad

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Location: Sugar Mill Gardens, Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-02-01
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
White flowering form (forma albiflora); just after flowering
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2023-01-17
Variegated form
Location: Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg
Location: Sugar Mill Gardens, Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-03-01
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2023-01-17
Variegated form
Location: Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2022-06-08
Variegated form
Location: Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2008-03-01
At USF Botanical Gardens
Location: Nationale Plantentuin (Meise - Brussel - Belgium)
Date: 2019-10-21
Location: Nationale Plantentuin (Meise - Brussel - Belgium)

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