I bought this plant a few years ago. It produced 2 pups after blooming.
They have grown up and one is producing a bloom.
Really exciting, as I live in Michigan.
They grow in my Orchid room in the winter and outdoors under a gazebo in the summer.
I will post a pic of the first emerging.

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Hurray! I found a flower forming in my 4-year-old plant on 6-12-18. I got it in a trade as a 3-inch pup. It is now a pretty silvery green plant 15 inches high and 18 inches wide . All this time it's been in the same place under my porch where it gets bright light all day. I water it in the center and soil once a week with rain water I collect in a nearby barrel. I'll post a photo of it in flower later when it blooms.

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Native to Brazil, Aechmea fasciata is a common landscape plant in tropical zones 10 and 11, but it's also a favorite house plant for many. Urn Plant has shallow roots and can be grown as an epiphyte or in shallow containers with a well draining potting medium; if the roots remain too moist, rot will occur and the plant will die. This Bromeliad prefers bright light (partial sun to bright shade) and temperatures of 50ºF - 80ºF. The 12 inch to 15 inch leaves of Aechmea faciata form a center rosette where a long lasting flower stalk is produced with clusters of pink bracts and small blue-purple flowers. After flowering the plant will produce 2 or 3 "pups" which can be removed and potted up separately.

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My beautiful flower has bloomed for a month but is now on its way down. I got lovely pictures I'll post later. It grows on my south-facing porch, where it gets very bright light all day but no direct sun. At 4 years old it started as a 3 inch pup and is now 18 inches wide and tall. I love the silvery-green shades of the leaves, but watch out for the shark teeth on the edges. I read to watch for tiny pups to form after the flower finishes.

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