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Deuterocohnia lotteae

Deuterocohnia lotteae
Photo: Daderot, CC0

Deuterocohnia lotteae is a small, spiny, cushion-forming bromeliad from high-altitude dry valleys in southern Bolivia, grown mainly by specialist collectors. Its key requirements are excellent drainage, abundant sun and very little water.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; keep it nearly dry in winter.
Soil
Very gritty, fast-draining mineral mix such as cactus or succulent mix with added pumice or grit.
Temperature
Tolerates cool to warm conditions; protect from frost and wet cold below about 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Bolivia
Climate
subtropical

About

Deuterocohnia lotteae is a plant species in the genus Deuterocohnia. This species is endemic to Bolivia at altitudes of 2500–3000 meters.

Other Deuterocohnia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Deuterocohnia lotteae 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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