Neoregelia carolinae ‘Tricolor’ (blushing bromeliad)

Neoregelia carolinae ‘Tricolor’

Blushing bromeliad

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Zingiberidae	Gingers and related plants
Order	Bromeliales	Bromeliads: tropical plants adapted to limited water, often epiphytes
Family	Bromeliaceae	Bromelias: tropical and subtropical plants, the best known being pineapple
Genus	Neoregelia	Named for Eduard August von Regel, director of St. Petersburg Botanic Gardens in Russia (1815-1892)
Species	carolinae	Named for Caroline Morren, wife of Charles Jacques Édouard Morren, director of the Liège, Belgium botanical garden and bromeliad fancier extraordinaire
Cultivar	‘Tricolor’	“Three-colored”

About plant names...

Neoregelias are members of the bromeliad family, and are from eastern Brazil. This cultivated variety is not found in the wild.

Plants: Plants are up to 18" (45 cm) high and about the same in diameter. They like wet, hot, sunlit conditions.

Leaves: Leaves are waxy, long, narrow, and pointed, about 12" (30 cm) × 1-1½" (2.5-3.8 cm), green-edged, with cream/green stripes along their length.. They emerge from the center of the plant, which lacks a stem (acaulescent). At flowering time, the centers of these plants become brilliant red.

Flowers: Like most neoregelias, these are not known for their flowers, which are inconspicuous. This is unusual, in that most bromeliads have prominent flowers.

Online References:

Neoregelia carolinae ‘Tricolor’ at the Missouri Botanical Garden

Neoregelia carolinae ‘Tricolor’ on Bromeliad Plant Care Information

Neoregelia carolinae ‘Tricolor’ on www.uky.edu

Neoregelia carolinae ‘Tricolor’ on Dr. Giuseppe Mazza's PhotoMazza.com site

Neoregelia carolinae ‘Tricolor’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/31/2013 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
≈ 12 × 8" (31 × 21 cm)

7/13/1991 · Hawaii Eclipse Trip, HI

8/31/2013 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
≈ 31 × 21" (79 × 53 cm)

Range: Zones 10-11:

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