This bedding plant is a Bromelliad, producing a clump of narrow, deep-green leaves up to 50cm long. The spikes of blue-green flowers are held on pink stems, providing dramatic colour contrasts. Useful for very dry and shaded locations, it will take some time to produce a dense ground cover.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Minimal
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Grass and Groundcover
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Tolerances
- Frost
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants, Water efficient plants
- Shade levels
- Shady
- Gardens
- Subtropical