Aechmea Blanchettiana

A showy plant featuring orange-gold inflorescence and Venetian blind-like foliage, that actually thrives on neglect.
Full sun
Dimensions: 1m X 1.5m.
Flower: spectacular and long lasting yellow flowers on an orange stem.
Foliage: golden orange in full sun, turning green in the shade.
Uses: Excellent for mound plantings or back of the border combinations requiring bright foliage. Useful where an ornamental effect is required despite conditions of neglect, low water and poor shallow soil: such as nature-strips, traffic roundabouts and their equivalents. Will tolerate temperatures to -5 C and colours best when grown hard.