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Pitcairnia lanuginosa is a terrestrial bromeliad from South America, native to Bolivia and Brazil, grown mainly by collectors of bromeliads. It is best kept as a warm, humid, bright plant with fast-draining soil.
Pitcairnia lanuginosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is native to Bolivia and Brazil.
Pitcairnia subg. Pepinia · Pitcairnia abundans · Pitcairnia aequatorialis · Pitcairnia agavifolia · Pitcairnia alata · Pitcairnia albiflos · Pitcairnia albifolia · Pitcairnia alborubra · Pitcairnia alexanderi · Pitcairnia altensteinii · Pitcairnia amblyosperma · Pitcairnia amboroensis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pitcairnia lanuginosa 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.
