Bertolonia Maculata
€35 – €58 · Sold out
A Brazilian jewel plant in the same family as Sonerila, with velvety dark green leaves dotted in silver. Needs steady humidity and a closed terrarium, growing as a low cushion.
Care sheet
- Light
- Low indirect light
- Humidity
- 75–90%
- Temperature
- 20–26°C
- Watering
- Steady, distilled water
- Substrate
- 50% sphagnum · 30% perlite · 10% bark · 10% biochar
- Propagation
- Stem cutting or division
How to propagate it
- Cut a healthy tip with at least one node, 2 cm below the node, using a sterile blade
- Strip the lowest leaves and let the cut dry for 20–30 minutes
- Put it in clean water at 22–24°C, or in moist sphagnum
- Keep it in indirect light; if in water, change it every 3–4 days
- Roots appear in 1–3 weeks
- Pot up into a light substrate once the roots pass 3 cm
Shipping and guarantee
Shipped in insulated packaging, leaving on Mondays and Tuesdays. 30-day establishment guarantee. Home nursery in Ferrara, Italy; collection by appointment.