Neoregelia Agnes
Offshoot of a breeding hybrid from the bromeliad subspecies of Neoregelia, native to the lower regions of the tropical rainforest of South America in the damp shade of the large trees.
Neoregelia 'Agnes' is a striking bromeliad hybrid with strong leaf patterns and a compact growth habit. It belongs to the genus Neoregelia, whose natural representatives come from the tropical rainforests of South America, particularly Brazil. The cultivar 'Agnes' has been specifically selected as an ornamental plant and impresses with its distinctive markings.
Charactristics:
This plant forms a flat, widely spread rosette with firm, smooth leaves. The base color of the leaves is usually green or yellowish, streaked with strong red to purple stripes or spots. The center of the rosette turns intensely colored during the blooming period. The small, blue-violet flowers appear deep in the center of the rosette and are rather inconspicuous but decoratively embedded.
Care Instructions:
Light: Bright to partially shaded, no direct midday sun – good lighting enhances the pattern.
Water: Keep the rosette filled with water, changing it regularly; substrate should be slightly moist, not wet. Humidity: Medium to high (above 50 %), regular misting has a positive effect.
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 'Agnes' is ideal for decorative plant containers or tropical arrangements in living spaces or conservatories. Its eye-catching pattern makes it a standout in any collection – easy to care for and colorful.
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.
