Match Stick Plant or Aechmea gamosepala (matchstick bromeliad)

This Aechmea gamosepala is one of the easiest and most well-known bromeliads from South-America. It is not the leaf, but the flower of this bromeliad which makes it a gem.

Plant Specifications

Planting And Care

• The Aechmea gamosepala plants like to be no more than 20 cm from the light.
• When the Aechmea gamosepala has finished blooming the flower can be cut away and the bromeliad will grow a new cup by itself.
• Old and dead parts of the cup can simply be snipped off.
• It is important to pour water into the bromeliad cup from the top in order to always have water in it.
• To prevent rot, the roots should not be kept continuously in moisture.
• A proper water-permeable soil is thus of great importance.
• Coarse peat, fern roots or dried sphagnum with perlite are all very suitable soils.

Aechmea Gamosepala Care

This Aechmea gamosepala is one of the easiest and most well-known bromeliads from South-America. It is not the leaf, but the flower of this bromeliad which makes it a gem. It is a good and swift grower which thrives at temperatures between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius.

Aechmea Gamosepala Special Feature

Houseplant for warm and humid areas.

Aechmea Gamosepala Uses