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Quesnelia kautskyi

Quesnelia kautskyi is a bromeliad from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil that grows on trees or rocks. It does best with bright, filtered light, a loose airy mix, and a cup of water kept in the centre of the rosette.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the central cup filled with fresh water and let the potting mix dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Loose, fast-draining epiphyte mix of bark, peat or coir with perlite or grit.
Temperature
18-28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Brazil (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Quesnelia kautskyi is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil (the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais). It was first described in 1999. It is found in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil.

Other Quesnelia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quesnelia kautskyi 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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