

Powdery Strap Airplant Catopsis berteroniana
Powdery Strap Airplant is a perennial wildflower native to the lower 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It grows to 2.0 ft.
More about this plant
Catopsis berteroniana, commonly known as the powdery strap airplant or the lantern of the forest, is an epiphytic bromeliad thought to be a possible carnivorous plant, similar to Brocchinia reducta, although the evidence is equivocal. Its native range is from southern Florida to southern Brazil. It generally grows on the unshaded twigs of trees, and has been shown experimentally to trap more insects in its tank than other bromeliads of comparable size. There are several other species in the genus, none of which is believed to be carnivorous. Wikipedia →
Growing & care
USDA PLANTS · TRY- Hardiness
- ≥ zone 11 derived from its U.S. range
- Height
- 2.0 ft
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Evergreen broadleaf
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