Scientific Name:
Neoregelia carolinae
Pronunciation:
nee-oh-reg-EL-ee-uh kar-oh-LIN-ay
Common Name:
blushing bromeliad
Family Name:
Bromeliaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, linear, leathery, shiny, margins entire, apex tip with spine, up to 30cm long x 6cm wide; florets clustered, violet, forming in the centre area formed between the pink-red "blushing leaves".
Habit:
Epiphytic, Open, Spreading
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown include N. 'Tricolor'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Succulent, Prickly, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Yellow, Pink, Red, Cream stripes, red at base of upper leaves
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acuminate, Cuspidate
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated, Lvs. in basal rosettes.
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Violet
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Multiple fruit
Fruit Colour:
Green
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes, Succulent leaves, Small spines on leaf margins.
Propagation:
Seed, Division - above ground parts
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mealybugs, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
