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Brocchinia tatei

Brocchinia tatei
Photo: Adalberto Jose Perez Lopez, CC BY 2.0

Brocchinia tatei is a bromeliad from the wet tropics of southern Venezuela and Guyana, related to the pineapple family, that grows in a rosette and collects water in its central cup. Keep it humid and warm, with water kept in the central tank and bright light.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the central cup filled with soft water and let the potting mix stay lightly moist.
Soil
Free-draining epiphyte or bromeliad mix, such as bark, perlite and peat.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Venezuela to Guyana
Climate
wet tropical

About

Brocchinia tatei 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 tatei 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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