Neoregelia Demi
Neoregelia 'Demi' is a decorative hybrid from the genus Neoregelia within the bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae). Its parent species originate from the tropical rainforests of South America, particularly Brazil. The 'Demi' variety is known for its delicate yet contrasting coloration and compact growth – traits that make it especially attractive for terrariums and bright living spaces.
Characteristics:
Neoregelia 'Demi' forms a small to medium-sized, round rosette of firm, slightly glossy leaves. The base color varies from light green to yellow-green, often interspersed with reddish speckles or a fine edge coloration. During flowering, the center of the rosette turns a vibrant pink to red, while small violet flowers appear inside. The mother plant slowly dies after flowering and produces several offsets for further cultivation.
Care Instructions:
Light: bright location with some morning or evening sun; good lighting promotes red and pink coloration
Water: keep a little water in the center of the rosette and renew regularly; keep the substrate only slightly moist, avoid waterlogging
Humidity: prefers high humidity; ideal for terrariums or bright, warm, humid rooms
Fertilizer: during spring and summer, 1–2 times a month with our special tillandsia or orchid fertilizer in diluted form
Temperature: optimal between 18–28 °C, not below 15 °C in winter
Note: Neoregelia 'Demi' develops its most beautiful coloration in bright conditions and good humidity. Offsets should only be separated when they have reached about one-third of the size of the mother plant.
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.