When I visited the Planting Fields Arboretum in New York, I saw some special plants. Aechmea is one of them. I have included pictures of two cultivars in this post. You can see their special characteristics. The name Aechmea comes from the Greek aichme, meaning “spear”. Do they look like a bunch of beautiful colorful bright spears just like its name suggests?
當我參觀紐約的Planting Fields 植物園時，我看到了一些特殊的植物。 附生鳳梨屬就是其中之一。 我在這篇文章中包含了兩個品種的照片，你可以看到它們的特殊性。它們是不是看起來像一束美麗多彩的亮矛，就像它的名字一樣？
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Notes 筆記
- Aechmea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae.
- The name comes from the Greek aichme, meaning “spear”.
- Aechmea comprises eight subgenera and around 250 species distributed from Mexico through South America and the Caribbean.
- A majestic pink flower, a purple and pink plume or a red or orange torch emerges from the silver/grey/green ‘vase’ of the Aechmea’s rosette.
- Aechmea has tiny scales on its leaves which form a super-efficient absorption system. In desert regions they also serve as a heat shield, preventing the plant from losing moisture unnecessarily in the burning sun. The more silvery the leaves and the downier they look, the more scales your Aechmea has.
- Aechmea likes a light spot, but not in full sun. The soil should be slightly damp, but not saturated.
- 蜻蜓鳳梨屬 (附生鳳梨屬，尖萼鳳梨屬，光萼荷屬) 是鳳梨科開花植物的一個屬。
- 這個名字來自希臘語 aichme，意思是“矛”。
- 蜻蜓鳳梨屬包含 8 個亞屬和大約 250 個物種，分佈於墨西哥直至南美洲和加勒比地區。
- 壯麗的粉紅色花朵，紫色和粉紅色的羽飾，紅色或橙色的火炬從附生鳳梨屬玫瑰花型狀的銀色/灰色/綠色“花瓶”中長出。
- 蜻蜓鳳梨屬的葉子上有微小的鱗片，形成了一個超高效的吸收系統。在沙漠地區，它們還有隔熱作用，防止植物在烈日下不必要失去水分。 葉子越銀色，看起來越柔軟，蜻蜓鳳梨屬的鱗片就越多。
- 蜻蜓鳳梨屬喜歡有光的地方，但不喜歡陽光太充足的地方。喜歡土壤稍微潮濕，但不要太濕。
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