Beautiful and unusual-looking bromeliad with upright tubular rosettes. Leaves are stiff and succulent, reen-grey, marbled with white-to-purple spots. In this typical form, leaves flare out at the tip of the straight pipe. Quesnelia marmorata is neglect-tolerant and slow growing. New rosettes grow on thick stolons and the whole plant does best mounted on a trunk than in a pot, where stolons would often hit the borders of the pot. Its bright pink inflorescences are a spectacular addition, but they last only one or few weeks.
Picture of the plant in bloom from Wikimedia Commons, By Scott Zona - Flickr: Quesnelia marmorata, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15308111
Cultivation |
Protégée |
Origine de la plante |
America |
Présentation |
Racine nue |
Taille max. |
30cm-40cm |
Famille botanique |
Bromeliaceae |
Lumière |
Ombre |
Température minimale hivernale |
5 ºC à 15 ºC |
Saison de floraison |
Mois les plus froids |
Type de plante |
Herbacées |
Soins |
Pot |
Forme |
Vivaces |