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Hechtia reflexa is a terrestrial bromeliad from seasonally dry Mexico, known from Michoacán and Guerrero. Grow it like other Hechtia: bright, well-drained soil and infrequent watering.
Full sun or bright indirect.
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings.
It is best grown outdoors.
Offsets (pups) from the base, and seed.
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C.
Hechtia reflexa is a species of plant in the genus Hechtia. This species is endemic to Mexico.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hechtia reflexa 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.
