| Description | Aechmea Loie's Pride has variegated foliage and a strong colorful inflorescence. |
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| Pronunciation | (eek-MEE-uh) |
| Plant Type | Indoor Flowering Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 10 |
| Sunlight | partial shade to shade |
| Moisture | evenly moist to approach dryness, keep the vase full of water |
| Growing Media | epiphytic mix |
| Temperature | average house, warm, not less than around 58 degrees |
| Flowers | inflorescence with yellow bloom/salmon pink petals |
| Leaves | creamy yellow albo marginated leaves, finely spined |
| Dimensions | 4 feet tall |
| Maintenance | After the main vase flowers, it will eventually die and be replaced by the new suckers from the size. This process may take months. The water in the vase should be emptied from time to time. The water will get very stale after a period of time. |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Bullis Bromeliads, 1987 |
| Author's Notes | In order to get it to bloom again may be a tricky thing. First it must be in a good growing environment and should a mature plant. If it still fails to bloom try putting it in a plastic bag for a week or so with a piece of ripe fruit. The ripe fruit gives off ethylene gas. This gas stimulates flower formation. |
| Notes & Reference | Bromeliad International Society (http://registry.bsi.org/) |
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