Aechmea fasciata – Indoor House Plants

Aechmea fasciata is indoor flowering houseplants that can add awesome shading and texture to your indoor garden. This plant brightens up any room. The Aechmea fasciata plant also has the common names are the silver vase and urn plant. The common name derives from the center of the plant being shaped like an urn or vase. This vase shape collects water in its natural habitat and the grower fills this frequently as intended by nature. The urn of grey-green leaves produces an expansive pink flower stem.

Scientific Name: Aechmea fasciata
Common Name: Silver vase, Urn plant.

 

 

 

 

 

How to grow and maintain Aechmea Fasciata plant:

Light:
Silver vase plant like bright light, as almost an east or west window. They require this exposure to bring out the variegation in their foliage & likewise to blossom. They’ll do okay in lower light for a few weeks but if you’re growing 1 for the long haul, bright is best. Just be sure to keep it out of direct, hot sun because it’ll burn.

Soil:
A peat based potting blend, mixed with bark and perlite is a good mix or some other mix, if it drains well.

Temperature:
Silver vase plants require warm conditions to do their best. Normal indoor temperatures are fine. If you have a particularly cold room, it may not be the best spot for them. Guarantee that evening time temperature are no less than 55F (13C) and daytime temperatures should be a minimum of 65F (18C). Obviously, they prefer warmer.

Water:
The Silver vase or urn is topped up with water which has to be replaced every 2 – 3 weeks. Just water the soil when the topsoil becomes dry to teh touch, and avoid overwatering the soil.

Fertilizer:
A very weak liquid feed every month or so over the growing season, an extremely dilute mix can be poured into the rosette of leaves.

Propagation:
The plant will send out pups at the base. Remove the pups and plant them in well-draining soil in bright light with warm temperatures. Patience is required. It takes about 2 years for a plant to flower from a pup.