Bromeliads
Bromeliads are members of a plant family called Bromeliaceae. The family contains over 3000 described species in approximately 56 genera plus thousands of hybrids. The most well known bromeliad is the pineapple. Plants are widely represented in their natural climates across the Americas. They can be found at altitudes from sea level to 4200 meters, from rainforests to deserts. Approximately half the species are epiphytes, some are lithophytes, and some are terrestrial. Accordingly, these plants can be found in the Andean highlands, from northern Chile to Colombia, in the Sechura Desert of coastal Peru, in the cloud forests of Central and South America, in southern United States from southern Virginia to Florida to Texas, and in far southern Arizona.
In general, they are easy to grow, require little care and reward the grower with brilliant blooms and spectacular ornamental foliage. They come in a wide range of sizes from tiny miniatures to giants. They can be grown indoors in cooler climates and can also be used outdoors where temperatures stay above freezing.
Bromeliads have enjoyed a worldwide surge of popularity during the last 3 decades. For some, the thrill of acquiring new plants for their collection has never been as huge and exciting as it is today, not to mention social media is exploding with bromeliad fans. With such diverse variety, the subject of Bromeliads is extensive and the fun part is you never stop learning. Bromeliads... the most interesting plants in the world!
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Neoregelia 'Pittsburgh Style' (Tristis ‘Oppenheimer’ x ‘Mocha Mint’). This multicolored medium sized Jim Irvin cross growing to 10 inches wide has a leafy purplish rosette, with dense purple spotting over green. Leaf tips are red.
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Neoregelia 'Purple Phantom' ((carolinae red variegated x princeps) x smithii). Light green leaves with magenta spotting and partial concentric banding, more vivid on the inner throat of the plant.
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Neoregelia 'Red Bird' is a plant that closely resembles the popular neo 'Fireball'. The leaves are reddish colored with fine blood red spotting and pink fingernails. Grows up to 5 inches wide. Makes a nice cluster of multiples in time and looks great in a hanging pot.
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Neoregelia 'Red Bird' x pauciflora is a pretty compact miniature growing up to 6 inches tall. The leaves are green speckled with lots of tiny purple dots on the inner and outer sides, giving it a dark appearance at the base of the leaves. The purple coloration gets more intense when growing it in bright light.
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Neoregelia 'Red Waif' is a nice little miniature, under 4 inches tall. The plant is green, with lots of tiny red spots making it look a solid red. Stoloniferous, so it makes a nice cluster in a basket or pot. Great for terrariums.
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Neoregelia 'Ritzy Red' (punctatissima x Fireball). A cute, stoloniferous miniature with an open shape and stiff, glossy leaves. A bronzy color with broken red banding and a red flush during bloom make a nice show. Great for terrariums or hanging pots.
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Neoregelia ‘Sarah Head' (Avalon x concentrica) is a hybrid by Odean Head. A small stoloniferous grower, up to 5.5 inches tall with wine-red pointed leaves mottled with green on both surfaces. The mottling minimizes greatly if grown in bright light making this plant a dark red color. A plant reminiscent of 'Fireball' but slightly bigger.
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Neoregelia 'Shamrock' is a compact grower with glossy light green leaves heavily speckled with purple. The plant gets dark leaf tips and an overall purple cast if grown in bright light. The center cup flushes purple during bloom. Neo 'Shamrock' stays a green color if grown in too much shade and fed too much. A beautiful Gary Hendrix hybrid!
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Neoregelia 'Strawberry Hill' is a small growing beauty to about 6 inches tall with light green leaves boldly mottled in strawberry color with pointy bright red leaf tips. The center does not blush during bloom. A Michael Kiehl hybrid of olens x smithii.
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Neoregelia 'Tar Heel' is a dark small grower in a compact rosette with wide leaves. The light green leaves are leather-like and thick with light brown blotches that become almost solid dark brown with maturity. The center turns red during bloom. A nice showy plant!
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Neoregelia 'Tiger Cub' is a neat little miniature, about 6 inches tall in an up-right rosette. The leaves are light green heavily barred on the outer sides with dark. Multiplies on 3 inch stolons, making a nice community of plants.
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