Neoregelia Chrissy
Neoregelia 'Chrissy' is a colorful hybrid from the genus Neoregelia, characterized by its bright colors and compact growth form. It is derived from horticultural breeding and is highly valued by enthusiasts of intensely colored bromeliads – especially as a focal point in bowls or terrariums.
Characteristics:
The plant forms a flat to slightly funnel-shaped rosette with firm, smooth leaves. The base color is usually light green to yellowish, strikingly overlaid with strong red to pink speckles or spots. During the flowering period, the center of the rosette often turns intensely red or pink. The small flowers are violet to lavender in color and appear – typical for Neoregelia – in the water reservoir of the rosette.
Care Instructions:
Light: Bright to semi-shade, good light enhances color intensity, avoid direct midday sun.
Water: Regularly fill the center of the rosette with fresh water; substrate should be slightly moist and well-draining.
Humidity: Medium to high (from 50 %), occasionally mist if necessary.
Fertilizer: In spring and summer, 1–2 times per month with our special bromeliad or orchid fertilizer in diluted form directly into the rosette.
Temperature: 18–28 °C, sensitive to cold – do not keep below 12 °C.
Note: Neoregelia 'Chrissy' is excellent for indoor use, smaller plant pots, or terrariums. Its striking pattern keeps it attractive and easy to care for even outside of the flowering period.
Our greenhouses are equipped with modern energy screens and double glazing to efficiently save on heating costs. Additionally, we collect rainwater over the entire roof area of 9,000 square meters and use only this water to irrigate all our crops. We collect the rainwater in underground tanks with a total volume of 600,000 liters.
Since 2007, we have been heating our entire operation with a fully automated 850 kW wood chip heating system and a 100,000-liter buffer storage tank. Environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral. Only to support during very cold winter days and nights is a conventional oil heating system available.
Since 2014, the heating has been supported by a solar thermal system with an annual yield of about 20 megawatt-hours.
In 2020, we installed a photovoltaic system with 30 kW peak and have been producing more green electricity per year than our entire operation requires.
Since 2021, we use exclusively pots for our self-produced plants that are not only 100% recyclable but are also entirely made from recycled pots. To this end, we collect all used pots that arise in our operation and have them picked up in big bags by our pot supplier Göttinger. There, the pots are cleaned and processed in a water-free recycling facility into new pots that come back to us.
