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Deuterocohnia bracteosa

Deuterocohnia bracteosa is a small, spiny, drought-tolerant bromeliad from the Andes of Bolivia that forms compact rosettes and grows slowly in rocky, arid conditions. It is best treated as a cactus-like succulent: give it bright light, sharp drainage and infrequent water.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly only when the soil is fully dry, and water much less in winter.
Soil
Very gritty, fast-draining cactus or bromeliad mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
10–30 °C; tolerates light frost, protect below about 0 °C.
How easy
Moderate

About

Deuterocohnia bracteosa is a plant species in the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is endemic to Bolivia.

Other Deuterocohnia plants

Deuterocohnia brevifolia · Deuterocohnia brevispicata · Deuterocohnia chrysantha · Deuterocohnia digitata · Deuterocohnia glandulosa · Deuterocohnia longipetala · Deuterocohnia lorentziana · Deuterocohnia lotteae · Deuterocohnia meziana · Deuterocohnia scapigera · Deuterocohnia schreiteri · Deuterocohnia strobilifera

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Deuterocohnia bracteosa 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.

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