Matchstick Bromeliad (Aechmea gamosepala), Single, Potted

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Matchstick Bromeliad (Aechmea gamosepala), Single, Potted

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Family: Bromeliaceae (the bromeliad family)
Genus: Aechmea (includes silver vase [urn plant])

Botanical/Binomial Name: Aechmea gamosepala
Common Names: Matchstick Bromeliad

Botanical Characteristics: Herbaceous | Perennial | Epiphytic| Frost tender to tolerant
Propagation: Division of stolons with roots and attached ‘pups’

Item Description:
PICK-UP ONLY
This is a single plant in a pot which may vary from 100-120 mm diameter and height. Photo is indicative of, but may not be the actual plant purchased.

The bromeliad is about 300 mm tall excluding the flower spike.

Plant Description:
This plant is called the ‘matchstick bromeliad’ because of the funky psychedelic-coloured ‘matchsticks’ along the flower spike. (The blue bits are the actual flowers.)

Growing Information:
The matchstick bromeliad is an epiphytic plant, meaning that in the wild it would normally grow on another plant (without harming it in any way), and thus the roots are designed to attach to a surface rather than to uptake nutrients. They can still grow in pots so long as the medium is free-draining and their leaf ‘cups’ are always filled with water.

These plants do not like direct sun and prefer part- to full-shade. They are best fertilised with an occasional liquid fertiliser to mimic how epiphytes normally derive nutrients, which is from rotting leaf and other matter collected in the leaves.

The vivid and striking flower spikes emerge over winter and are very long-lasting. They can even be cut for vase flowers.

Matchstick bromeliads propagate via pups on stolons (runners), and this individual will steadily multiply into several very easily. Either pot up to a larger pot as it fills this one, or plant directly into the ground under a shady tree for a very pleasing groundcover clump to develop over time.

Local pick-up is welcome — we’re in Gwynneville, near Wollongong University.
Pick-up is by mutual arrangement please, as we don’t have a shopfront.

Having said that, we are always here and more often than not can easily fit in with whichever day and time suits you best!
Feel free to suggest preferred pick-up time(s) in the comments box during checkout and we’ll reply as soon as we see the notification.

Especial Note Regarding Large Air-Pot® Orders
Depending on the order, we may suggest that large Air-Pot® orders are best sent directly to you from the warehouse.

Especial Note Regarding Jujube Trees
When posting out bare-rooted jujube trees, we routinely trim them to fit the box and keep postage costs to a minimum. These trees are typically knee-high when planted out, though some may be smaller.

This of course doesn’t apply for pick-ups, and in fact we will set aside the tallest trees specifically for this purpose. These trees can often be hip-high, and sometimes taller again.
Please note that this is not a guarantee, as heights of different cultivars can differ from year to year.