Species · genus Cryptanthus · Bromeliaceae
Earth Star
Cryptanthus zonatus (Lem.) Vis.
Cultivars of C. zonatus
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
Guide
The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.
An earth star: a flat, star-shaped bromeliad grown in soil rather than a water-holding cup, its stiff banded leaves patterned in waves of silver over bronze and green. GBIF treats the horticulturally familiar Cryptanthus fosterianus as a synonym of this species.
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes drawn from cited sources
- Light
- retail care guidance (growswithlove.com): bright indirect; gentle morning sun deepens color
- Water
- retail care guidance (growswithlove.com): keep soil lightly and evenly moist — a terrestrial bromeliad, not a succulent
Bright, indirect
≈ every 7 days
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This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.
Add imagesSources: retail care guidance (growswithlove.com): bright indirect; gentle morning sun deepens color · retail care guidance (growswithlove.com): keep soil lightly and evenly moist — a terrestrial bromeliad, not a succulent · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptanthus_zonatus + growswithlove.com listing
Kept true by its growers
Every fact here carries its source. Grow Earth Star yourself? What you’ve observed — how it drinks, how it holds its color, a name that’s off — and a clear photo of your plant are exactly what keep this page honest. Contributions are reviewed before anything changes.
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