Neoregelia Bromeliad Plant

The Neoregelia (nee-o-ree-jeel’ya) Bromeliad plant is yet another beautiful Bromeliad plant that belongs to the Bromelioideae subfamily. What makes the Neoregelia bromeliad plant so popular of the wide range of plant sizes, colors, blooms, and leaf textures that the Neoregelia is available in. To some the brilliant colors of the blooms and the leaves remind them of a firework in the sky when looking down on this bromeliad when it is in full color.

This Bromeliad plan is usually a medium sized with a compound head is set in the middle of the rosette and the flowers have blue or white petals. The leaves come in a very wide range of colors and also a wide range of sizes. The brightly colored leaves retain their color year round. There are some plants like the Neoregelia pascoaliana that are very small and only grow to about 12 cm high and 2.5 cm in diameter. The Neoregelia Bromeliad is often used for hybridizing because of the amazing plants that result from it. They can grow in pots or they can be grown terrestrially (on land) or lower limbs of trees in shaded areas.

Originally from eastern Brazil, the Neoregelia Bromeliad plant has become very popular in the United States and in Europe. There are approximately 50 species of this Bromeliad plant with many varieties. The Neoregelia Bromeliad plant has over 500 registered cultivars.

These are some of the different kinds of Neoregelia Bromeliad plants:

  • Neoregelia ampullaceal
    a small Bromeliad with leathery green leaves that have wide dark bands. When this Neoregelia Bromeliad blooms, the blue and white flowers are hidden deep in the vase.
  • Neoregelia carolinae (Nidularium meyendorffii)
    a medium Bromeliad with foot long leaves that form a flattened rosette. Right before this Neoregelia Bromeliad blooms, the center of the rosette becomes a bright red and creates a beautiful backdrop for the lavender flowers that appear deep in the rosette.
  • Neoregelia carolinae var. tricolor
    a Bromeliad plant with pink and cream striped leaves. Before blooming, this Neoregelia Bromeliad turns pink.
  • Neoregelia spectabilis
    this Bromeliad plant is also known as the fingernail plant. It has dark green leaves with a silver band underneath and are strap-like. This Neoregelia Bromeliad has leaf tips that are red (looks like painted fingernails) The blooms are lavender-blue appear deep in the vase. The red bracts (specialty leaf) highlight the colors of the Bromeliad blooms.

This is an easy care Bromeliad plant that grows well both indoors and outside. They need warm temperatures, with filtered light or shade. For climates that get cold, this Bromeliad should be planted in pots when growing outside so that the pots can be brought inside when the temperatures get cold. The Neoregelia Bromeliad does best with well-drained soil and even moisture.

When ordering Neoregelia Bromeliad online, consider the weather where the plant will be delivered. Even if you are home to accept the plant immediately, it will probably be transported in trucks that are not heated or cooled. Order them during times of the year when the temperatures are moderate.

The Neoregelia Bromeliad will stand out in any garden or as part of indoor décor and is an excellent choice when choosing a Bromeliad plant.

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