Scientific Name: Cryptanthus zonatus 'Zebrinus'
Common Name: zebra plant
Family Name: Bromeliaceae
Origin: South America
Hardiness Zone: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Plant Type: Indoor foliage plant
Mature Size: 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width)
Habit: Open, Spreading
Form: Oval - horizontal
Texture: Medium - coarse
Landscape Uses: Indoor plant
Exposure: Filtered shade
Soil or Media: Humus rich, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Basal, Leathery, Rugose, Linear, Serrate, Undulate (wavy)
Flowers: Corymb, White, Jul-Aug
Fruit: Multiple fruit, Green, Brown, Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, strap-shaped, most 15-25cm long x 3-5cm wide with fuzzy-edged grayish cross-banding, margin sharply fine-toothed.