Greigia sphacelata
a perennial member of the Greigia genus in the family Bromeliaceae.
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Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Greigia
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Height
- 0.9 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
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- Plant part
- Fruit
Environment
- Range
- S. America - Chile.
- Habitat
- Not known
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- Zone 10+
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed -
Cultivation
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A frost tender plant requiring stove conditions, though it can be grown outdoors in the summer[1].
References
F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202