Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Red

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Half

 

Water

Medium, High

 

Growth Rate

Fast, Moderate

 

Soil Type

Loam

 

Soil Condition

Well-drained

 

Soil pH

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Meadow, Tropical, Wetlands, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

n/a

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Indoor, Parking Strip, Patio, Walkways, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Mass Planting, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

This bromeliad is intended for outdoor use in all but very cold areas. Its leaves grow to 18" long, with weeping branches. Overall growth reaches 2' tall, forming large clumps. Narrow, pendant blue and green striped flowers emerge from showy pink bracts in winter. The arching flower stalks grow to 30" tall. Queen's Tears require part sun to shade, with little watering. It does excellent in containers, and will take 20-25 degree F with some damage. -Monterey Bay Nursery

Planting Instructions: 1. Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. 2. Set rootball at ground level. 3. Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. 4. Backfill with amended soil. 5. Build Basin and water.