Aechmea cylindrata Hardy The plant pictured

The plant pictured

unlike Dicksonia which tends to have most of its fronds in one go in the spring

very thin and flexible leaves that have white margins

Adding organic matter to your soil will help retain moisture in a sandy soil or open up the structure of a clay soil to stop water logging

Hardy down to -8 with protection

Aechmea cylindrata Hardy The plant picturedName Aechmea cylindrata 'Blue Cone; What you get You will receive a pup in a 2lt hanging pot About This bromeliad has proven fairly hardy for me will happily survive in a cold greenhouse. It has small rosettes of pale green leaves that will form nice size clumps fairly quickly it produces cylindrical spikes of pink and purple flowers. Can take 4 for a short time.