PlantFiles: Neoregelia
Neoregelia 'Fireball'

This is an all time favorite. Needs bright light to keep its true red color. It does really well on weathered wood or in the crotch of a tree.

It survives in the upper 30's with no problem.

This plant turned up in a packet of in a packet of what was supposed to be Ochagavia seeds. Goodness knows how the mix-up occurred, but it must have been at the seed house since the two plants are very distant geographically. It was the only seedling to appear from that packet of seeds and almost I immediately realised it was not Ochagavia.

12 months on it has formed a small, 6" wide rosette of leaves that have turned a warm red shade in this not-so-sunny summer (it's been a bad one in the UK this year) and is already sending out several new offsets.

It is variously thought to be a natural hybrid or true species, but has never been identified. The fact that it has cropped up in a batch of seed seems to indicate a specific status. It's a lovely plant already and quite a fast grower too. I look forward to when it develops into a mass of growths training over the edge of a basket.

A great bromeliad..very distinctive in size and color. Summer color is more intense,keep in full sun in winter sunlight and it will keep its color. A high demand makes it hard to find. Just a real standout in a hanging basket for the tropical look garden. Hardy to below freezing.

This plant may bloom if very happy, but the flowers are way down in the central cup abd not very noticeable. It sends out offsets prolifically on woody stolons; let these stay on and you will have a gorgeous cluster in a few years. DO NOT FERTILIZE. Replace water in cups once a week. Nobody is really sure of the origin of this plant - it may be a hybrid or a species.