Summary: Fascicularia bicolor subsp. canaliculata is an epiphytic plant of the Bromeliaceae family native to Chile.

Botanical name: Fascicularia bicolor subsp. canaliculata E.C. Nelson & Zizka

Family: Bromeliaceae

Origin: Chile

Common name: Fascicularia

Hardiness: around -8°C for short periods.

Red List: Vulnerable

Fascicularia bicolor ssp. canaliculata is a Chilean epiphytic plant in the pineapple family (Bromeliaceae). It grows as an epiphyte in temperate Valdivian forests. It grows slowly, forming a clump two or three meters wide in around twenty years. Evergreen foliage. The leaves, which are longer than the type, are edged with prickles. In our garden, it grows on the ground or in a rock hollow. Flowering takes place in autumn in Brittany: the leaves turn red before blooming and the three-petaled flowers are light blue.