The species is native to Colombia where it grows at the borders of the humid forests. It is a perennial terrestrial herbaceous species, evergreen, monocarpic (it flowers only once then dies), provided of 4-7 leaves, on an up to about 42 cm long petiole, of dark green colour with central rib purple above, purple red below, 40-60 cm long and 5-7 cm broad, lanceolate with long pointed apex, curved. The red inflorescence, at the centre of the rosette, is formed by one floral scape, about 35 cm long, ending in a raceme, up to about 18 cm long, formed by lanceolate bracts subtending the tubolar hermaphroditic flowers with 3 free lanceolate sepals with pointed apex, 2 cm long and 3 free oblong petals with pointed apex, 5-6 cm long. The fruit is a capsule containing numerous small seeds.
Pitcairnia Sanguinea Care
Pitcairnia Sanguinea
What is the plant
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Humidity
Normal
Lighting
Full Sun
Temperature
21°C - 28°C
Hardiness zone
10a - 11
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Temperature
The fruit is a capsule containing numerous small seeds. It reproduces by seed, to be planted as soon as possible, in organic loam with addition of siliceous sand per a 30% maintained humid at the temperature of 24-28 °C, and by division through the new vegetations coming out at the base of the mother plant.
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