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Vriesea maxoniana

Vriesea maxoniana
Photo: Daderot, Public domain

Vriesea maxoniana is an epiphytic bromeliad from subtropical South America, native to Bolivia and northern Argentina. Grow it mounted or in a loose, airy bromeliad mix, keeping water in the central cup and the air humid.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the central cup filled with fresh water and mist the foliage; let the potting mix dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Loose, airy epiphyte mix such as bark or sphagnum with perlite, or mount on wood or cork.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Bolivia to Argentina (Salta)
Climate
subtropical

About

Vriesea maxoniana is a plant species in the genus Vriesea. This species is native to Bolivia.

Other Vriesea plants

Lobster Claws · Vriesea duvaliana · Bromeliad · Vascular Plants

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vriesea maxoniana 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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