Aechmea recurvata
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Aechmea recurvata

Ian Hook 09/02, full Sydney sun for colour.

Ian Hook 05/02, full Sydney sun for colour.

Ian Hook 10/02, full Sydney sun for colour.

Ian Hook 08/03, full Sydney sun for colour.

Ian Hook 08/03, full Sydney sun for colour.

Ian Hook 09/03, full Sydney sun for colour.

Ian Hook 01/04, effects of growing without enough light.

Ian Hook 08/04, full Sydney sun for colour

Ian Hook 09/04.

Ken Woods.

Ian Hook 08/05, grown by Andy Staelens

Patricia Knowles 05/11

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Aechmea recurvata Red Leaf Form

Ian Hook Sydney, BSA 04/04, from S.Brazil, bright light to full sun, large flower head. All red central leaves AND bracts. Collected? by Ruby Ryde.

Richard Harper 09/10.

Ian Hook Sydney, BSA 04/04, from S.Brazil, bright light to full sun, large flower head. All red central leaves AND bracts. Collected? by Ruby Ryde.

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Aechmea recurvata Orange/Yellow

Ian Hook 09/23. With Ken Woods 01/08 to Marylands for "into nursing home" brom collection. Found "Ae. recurvata hybrid Merrylands" pinkish/orange long leaves no soil. Now seems to have shorter leaves, turns all leaves yellow, then orange then red, and flowers later than 'normal' type.

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Aechmea recurvata Hybrid 1

Ian Hook 08/03.

Ian Hook 09/05 grown by KW from plant labelled Ae.distichantha but later labelled Ae.recurvata Hybrid.

Ian Hook 09/05.

Ian Hook 08/07.

#119 10/23. From BSA sales, Ken Woods 08/03, grown from plant(seed?) labelled Ae. distichantha but later labelled Ae. recurvata Hybrid #1. Very large. Also from Joyce Thomas? 05/17 took to competition - Kerry McNicol says 'Blue Bonnet' but flower up too high?

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Aechmea recurvata Rubra Hybrid

Ian Hook Sydney, BSA sales 07/04, from KW.

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Aechmea recurvata Hybrid 2

Ian Hook Sydney, 02/05, from MH.

Ian Hook 02/25 mixed in as possible xNeomea 'Shooting Star'

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Aechmea recurvata Hybrid 3

Ken Woods.

Ian Hook. Crimson-Red flower from Richard Shearim.

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Updated 25/10/23

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