Pink Starlight cryptanthus

Cryptanthus 'Pink Starlight'

HouseplantBromeliaceae

Pink Starlight cryptanthus
USDA zones10 to 11
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Bloom season
Summer
Bloom color
White/cream

Notes

'Pink Starlight' cryptanthus (Cryptanthus 'Pink Starlight') is a houseplant for containers and collections of houseplants or succulents. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun and average to moist soil. Its rippled, strappy leaves are olive green to brownish with hot pink margins. It blooms with white to cream flowers from early to late summer.

Pairs well with Goldfish plant, Pearls and Jade pothos, and Fiddle leaf fig.