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Quesnelia alborosea

Quesnelia alborosea is a bromeliad from northeastern Brazil, grown as an ornamental for its rosette of strap-like leaves. Give it bright light, let the soil dry between waterings, and keep water in the central cup.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water the soil when its top layer is dry, and keep the central cup topped up with fresh water.
Soil
Fast-draining bromeliad or orchid mix with bark and perlite.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Brazil (Bahia)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Quesnelia alborosea is a plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is native to northeastern Brazil.

Other Quesnelia plants

Quesnelia arvensis · Quesnelia augusto-coburgii · Quesnelia blanda · Quesnelia dubia · Quesnelia edmundoi · Quesnelia humilis · Quesnelia imbricata · Quesnelia indecora · Quesnelia kautskyi · Quesnelia lateralis · Quesnelia liboniana · Grecian Urnplant

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quesnelia alborosea 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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