Mazhar Botanic Garden

Hechtia perotensis I.Ramierez & Mart. -Correa

Hechtia

Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Hechtia
Species: perotensis
Cultivar / variety: I.Ramierez & Mart. -Correa
Sample code: EGY-MBG-001111
Common name: Hechtia
English name: Hechtia
Arabic name: هيشتيا
Native: Mexico (Puebla)
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Rare

Small clustering terrestrial bromeliad, form small rosettes of silvery, leaves spiky 

ornamental

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Texture: Calcareous Rocky  Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Mediterranean Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds and offsets
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.0-8.0
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Bromeliad
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Seed company
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Alkaline

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