urn plant
Aechmea fasciata
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Open
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Violet to red with pink bracts
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Urn plant (Aechmea fasciata) is a houseplant for containers and low maintenance spaces. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun or part shade and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Its gray and silver leaves form an open, slow growing rosette. The violet to red flowers sit among pink bracts.
Pairs well with Birkin philodendron, Manjula pothos, and Thai Constellation monstera.
Native range
Brazil.