How to tend a Cryptanthus spp.
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Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Resistant to shade, put in places with scattered light
Soil
Soil with loose texture or special humus soil
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Tropical South America
- Category
- Bromeliaceae, Ananas
- Size
- Diameter ⥠15 cm, height ⥠25 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period June
- Flower colors
- white, leaves leathery, some leaves with red, yellow, white stripes