Hechtia lanata seeds grow into the woolly Hechtia — a terrestrial bromeliad native to the subtropical biome of Mexico, with woolly or tomentose leaf surface. The epithet lanata means 'woolly' (from Latin lana = wool), referring to the woolly covering on the leaf surface. Forms spiny, dioecious rosettes. Family Bromeliaceae.Full sun; very well-drained, rocky, poor soils; drought-tolerant; warm subtropical conditions; frost-tolerant. 'Lanata' = woolly (woolly/tomentose leaf surface — distinctive texture character); spiny rosette; Mexico; dioecious Woolly-textured leaf surface; spiny rosette; Mexico; drought-tolerant; frost-tolerant; dioecious Mexico — subtropical biome; woolly-leaved Hechtia Genus Hechtia: ~85 species; Mexico; Family Bromeliaceae (Pitcairnioideae); Order Poales Full sun; well-drained rocky soils; drought-tolerant; warm subtropical; frost-tolerant; dioecious; Bromeliaceae Hechtia lanata — the woolly Hechtia — is named for the distinctive woolly or tomentose leaf surface; a frost-tolerant Mexican terrestrial bromeliad.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
