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Hohenbergia brachycephala

Hohenbergia brachycephala is a bromeliad from the wet tropical forests of south-eastern Bahia, Brazil, grown for its rosette of leathery leaves. Keep the central cup filled with water and give it bright, filtered light.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the central cup filled with fresh water and let the potting mix dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-draining bromeliad or epiphyte mix, such as orchid bark with peat or coco coir.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Brazil (SE. Bahia)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Hohenbergia brachycephala is a plant species in the genus Hohenbergia. This species is endemic to Brazil.

Other Hohenbergia plants

Hohenbergia augusta · Hohenbergia belemii · Bromeliad · Hohenbergia burle-marxii · Hohenbergia castellanosii · Hohenbergia catingae · Hohenbergia conquistensis · Hohenbergia correia-araujoi · Hohenbergia flava · Hohenbergia hatschbachii · Hohenbergia horrida · Hohenbergia itamarajuensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hohenbergia brachycephala 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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