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Bromelia palmeri

Bromelia palmeri is a spiny, terrestrial bromeliad from seasonally dry tropical Mexico, rarely grown outside botanical collections. Like other bromeliads it needs free drainage and bright light, and it is best treated as a tender specimen plant.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water deeply then let the soil dry out between waterings; keep water out of the central rosette.
Soil
Fast-draining mix, such as sandy loam or cactus-type mix with grit.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Mexico
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Bromelia palmeri is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is endemic to southwestern Mexico, from Colima south to Oaxaca.

Other Bromelia plants

Wild Banana · Heart Of Flame · Bromelia binotii · Bromelia chrysantha · Bromelia goeldiana · Bromelia hemisphaerica · Bromelia hieronymi · Dwarf Bromelia · Bromelia karatas · Bromelia laciniosa · Bromelia lagopus · Ananas

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bromelia palmeri 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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