Fascicularia pitcairniifolia
crimson bromeliad, puñeñe, chupón, or chupalla
Tough bromeliad for sun or shade, forms clumps. Select rosettes blaze scarlet in summer-fall with purple blossoms at center. Nice under oaks, in pots, on rocky slopes, by the sea.
 Sinónimos | Fascicularia bicolor |
|---|---|
 Altura | 1–3 pies |
 Ancho | 2–3 pies |
 Tolera | Costa, Frío, Veranos frescos, Sequía, Venados, Neblina, Macetas, Azoteas, Descuido, Sal, Viento |
 Riego | Bajo |
Ensure good drainage. Allow to dry out between waterings. It may be beneficial to wet the foliage, especially when the soil is hard to reach. May need no supplemental irrigation in coastal California once established, especially in foggy areas. They will however look better and grow faster if they are given occasional supplemental water in the dry season. Native to the Mediterranean climate zone of Chile, this succulent bromeliad tolerates our summer drought, especially in coastal areas. They will need more summer irrigation in warm, dry places away from the coast. | |
 Resiste hasta | 15 °F |
 Exposición | Sombra total – Pleno sol |
 Características | Comestible, Con flores, Follaje vistoso, Suculenta |
 Interior / exterior | Exterior |
 Drenaje | En el suelo: mezcla para cactus, En maceta: mezcla para cactus, Tolera suelo arenoso |
 Fertilización | Ácido a media concentración, Necesita poco |
 Origen | Centro de Chile |
 Nativa de California | No |
 Zonas Sunset | 5, 6, 8, 9, 14–17, 21–24, H1 |
Notas de cultivo
Considered the most cold-hardy of bromeliads, this genus is popular in southwest England and the Côté Ouest of France, as well as in coastal Northern California and even Oregon and Washington.
Try perching this workhorse plant on cliffs, rocky slopes, atop rock walls, anywhere soil is limited.It's perfectly happy in well-drained soil, too. Quite self-sufficient, even prolific, where fog drip waters it in summertime, as under oaks or eucalyptus by the coast, where it can expand into a large-scale groundcover.
One of our favorite sights of this plant is perched on top of a planter wall where its always-surprising blaze of scarlet leaves and blue-purple flowers from summer into fall catches the eye and the attention of hummingbirds.
Interés especial
Reputedly, the ripe fruits of this pineapple relative are edible and sweet.
Más información
May bloom more readily where winters are cooler and summers mild.
Enlaces
Esta información refleja las observaciones de Grubb and Nadler y de nuestra comunidad de amantes de las plantas. Siempre tomamos en cuenta las aportaciones de otros horticultores y agradecemos los comentarios de quienes tengan más información sobre el cultivo de esta planta.
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