Deuterocohnia Brevifolia, Abromeitiella Chlorantha, Evergreen bluish-green mounding Miniature Bromeliad, the small 1-2 rosettes forming a low mound up to 3’ Diameter. These are very cool miniature bromeliads that grow into large mounds. Visually stunning alien-looking. Evergreen mounding Bromeliad, the small 1-2, rosettes forming a low mound up to 3 feet in diameter. Leaves are bluish-green with a few spines on the margins; flowers are yellow-green, appearing in early winter. They prefer bright light - full sun or, in the hottest places, light shade & well-drained soil. Though drought tolerant, growth is better with summer water. It is a low densely caespitose perennial cushion forming sub-succulent herb, a very peculiar terrestrial bromeliad that forms a neat, ultimately large & compact rounded ‘mound’ with hundreds of small narrowly standing rosettes of leaves. Grow it like succulents in full sun to light shade & well-drained soil. They are slow-growing & Plants very drought tolerant. They should be watered regularly, especially during the summer months, keep dry in winter. It is probably one of the cold hardiest of the bromeliads, but detesting winter wet on its foliage, proves difficult to keep outside. Frost hardy in upper USDA zone 9. Does not handle cold well; Prefers Zone 9b-11b -3.9oC (25oF) Previously known as Abromeitiella bBrevifolia. ALSO KNOWN AS: Abromeitiella brevifolia Abromeitiella chlorantha var. minima Deuterocohnia brevifolia var. chlorantha Deuterocohnia Brevifolia, Abromeitiella Chlorantha, Bluish-Green Mounding Miniature Bromeliad, The Small 1-2
