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Nidularium minutum

Nidularium minutum is a small, clump-forming bromeliad from the Brazilian Atlantic forest, grown for its rosette of leaves and bright bracts. It is grown indoors or in shaded gardens with humid, airy conditions and moisture kept in the central cup.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the central cup filled with fresh water and keep the potting mix barely moist, watering when the top layer dries.
Soil
Loose, well-draining bromeliad mix such as bark, peat and perlite.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Brazil (São Paulo: Serra de Paranapiacaba)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Nidularium minutum is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.

This species is endemic to Brazil.

Other Nidularium plants

Nidularium campos-portoi var. robustum · Nidularium cariacicaense · Nidularium catarinense · Nidularium corallinum · Nidularium espiritosantense · Nidularium ferdinando-coburgii · Nidularium ferrugineum · Nidularium fradense · Blushing Bromeliad · Bird's Nest Bromeliad · Bird's Nest Bromeliad · Bird's Nest Bromeliad

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nidularium minutum 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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