FoliageOrange Bromeliad (Blanchetiana)
Aechmea blanchetiana
Orange Bromeliad (Blanchetiana) (Aechmea blanchetiana) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 10-11, that matures to about 4 ft × 3 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs. It blooms in red and yellow. It stands up well to drought and salt.
- USDA zones
- 10-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 4 ft × 3 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Foliage
- Orange, Red, Yellow
- Bloom color
- Red, Yellow
- Tough against
- Drought, Salt
- Native to
- Brazil
In the landscape
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Orange Bromeliad (Blanchetiana) is hardy to about 30°F (estimated from USDA zone 10), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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