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Portea fosteriana is a bromeliad from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, grown as an epiphytic or terrestrial houseplant or greenhouse plant. Key to success is bright light, a loose airy mix, and keeping water in the central rosette.
Portea fosteriana is a plant species in the genus Portea.
The bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira) and to Espírito Santo, located in southeastern Brazil.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Portea fosteriana 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.
