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Brocchinia steyermarkii

Brocchinia steyermarkii is a small bromeliad from the wet tropical highlands of Venezuela and Guyana, grown mainly by collectors. It needs bright light, humid conditions and water kept in its central cup.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the central cup filled with clean water and the potting mix lightly moist.
Soil
Well-draining epiphyte or bromeliad mix with some bark or perlite.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Venezuela (Bolívar) to Guyana
Climate
wet tropical

About

Brocchinia steyermarkii is a species of plant in the genus Brocchinia. This species is native to Venezuela and Guyana.

Other Brocchinia plants

Brocchinia acuminata · Brocchinia cowanii · Brocchinia delicatula · Brocchinia gilmartiniae · Brocchinia hechtioides · Brocchinia hitchcockii · Brocchinia maguirei · Brocchinia melanacra · Brocchinia micrantha · Brocchinia paniculata · Brocchinia prismatica · Brocchinia reducta

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brocchinia steyermarkii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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