General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Propagation: Other methods: Corms

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Common names
  • Earth Star
  • Bromeliad
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cryptanthus zonatus
  • Synonym: Cryptanthus zonatus f. viridis

Photo Gallery
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 18, 2012
Photo taken at Al's Garden Center, Woodburn, Oregon
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Uploaded by SongofJoy

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