Species · genus Neoregelia · Bromeliaceae

Blushing Bromeliad

Neoregelia carolinae (Beer) L.B.Sm.

Growth habit

epiphyte

Native range

Brazil Southeast

Reference · N. carolinae

Cultivars of N. carolinae

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under N. carolinae yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

An epiphytic bromeliad from the humid forests of southeastern Brazil, this plant grows perched on bark rather than in heavy soil, so it wants free-draining mix and good airflow around its roots. Keep the central cup loosely filled with water and let the surrounding mix approach dryness before watering again — wait until the top inch is dry, roughly every 1 to 2 weeks, since its roots rot if left sitting wet. Bright indirect light suits it best; direct sun can scorch the foliage.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 14 days

Humidity

High

Temperature

15–29 °C

Soil mix

Airy, fast-draining bromeliad or orchid mix

Propagation

Separate offset pups after the parent blooms

Fertilizing

Very dilute feed occasionally, applied to the soil not the cup

Growth rate

Slow

Flowering

Center blushes red at bloom, once per rosette

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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