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Greigia aristeguietae

Greigia aristeguietae is a terrestrial bromeliad from the pineapple family, native to the wet tropical mountains of Colombia and Venezuela. It is grown mainly as a specialist ornamental and is best kept cool, moist and well drained.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings; water less in winter.
Soil
Loose, humus-rich, well-draining mix such as leaf mould with coarse sand or perlite.
Temperature
15–26 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. & NE. Colombia to NW. Venezuela
Climate
wet tropical

About

Greigia aristeguietae is a plant species in the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.

Other Greigia plants

Greigia alborosea · Greigia atrobrunnea · Greigia atrocastanea · Greigia berteroi · Greigia cochabambae · Greigia columbiana · Greigia kessleri · Greigia landbeckii · Greigia mulfordii · Greigia oaxacana · Greigia ocellata · Greigia pearcei

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Greigia aristeguietae 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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