Brocchinia hectoides Size:Small - 2.5" Potted glandulifera was discovered in 2002

glandulifera was discovered in 2002 in the Hose Mountains of Central Sarawak

There can be 10 to 50+ flowers on a stalk

Mammoth produces many traps in a tight cluster

Grades 2-4

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Brocchinia hectoides Size:Small - 2.5" Potted glandulifera was discovered in 2002Easy to Grow: Moderate Dormancy: No Native Range: Summits of the cool Tepuis of Northeastern South America Zones: 9 11 Brocchinia hectoides is a carnivorous bromeliad with a tall, tubular, erect whorl of light green waxy leaves that are very slippery to insects. The leaves form a water collecting barrel where insects are trapped and drown. With the help of bacteria to decompose this material, the plant then absorbs the nutrients. In their natural