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Quesnelia edmundoi

Quesnelia edmundoi
Photo: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 3.0

Quesnelia edmundoi is an epiphytic bromeliad from the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. It grows on tree branches in humid shade, so keep it bright but out of harsh sun and water it into the central cup.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the central cup filled with water and flush it occasionally, and let the mix dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Fast-draining epiphyte mix of bark, perlite and a little peat or sphagnum.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Quesnelia edmundoi is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1851. It is found in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion only within Rio de Janeiro state, in southeastern Brazil.

Other Quesnelia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quesnelia edmundoi 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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