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Quesnelia marmorata
Grecian Urnplant is an epiphytic bromeliad from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, grown for its marbled leaves and urn-shaped flower bracts. It thrives in bright, humid conditions with a loose, airy growing medium and water kept in its central cup.
Quesnelia marmorata is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil. It was first described by Charles Antoine Lemaire in 1855 as Billbergia marmorata.
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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.
