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Greigia pearcei

Greigia pearcei
Photo: Pato Novoa from Valparaíso, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0

Greigia pearcei is a terrestrial bromeliad from south-central and southern Chile, grown as a hardy perennial in mild, dry-summer climates. It does best with bright light, well-drained soil and water kept moderate, since it is adapted to a cool temperate climate.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly in the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings; reduce in winter.
Soil
Well-drained, loose, humus-rich soil or a gritty terrestrial bromeliad mix.
Temperature
10-25 °C; tolerates light frost but protect below about -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SC. & S. Chile
Climate
temperate

About

Greigia pearcei is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is endemic to Chile.

Other Greigia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Greigia pearcei 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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