Neoregelia Flerida
Offsets from the bromeliad subspecies of Neoregelia, native to the lower regions of the tropical rainforest of South America in the humid shade of the large trees.
Neoregelia 'Flerida' is a decorative hybrid of unknown parentage, distinguished by its striking leaf coloration and compact growth form.
The cultivar name "Flerida" may allude to a floral quality or to the state of Florida (USA), where many Neoregelia hybrids have originated.
Characteristics:
The plant forms a low, broadly spreading rosette with strong, leathery leaves. Characteristic of 'Flerida' is an intense base color in rich red or pink with variable green or cream-colored patterns. During the flowering period, the center of the rosette often changes to an even brighter hue. The flower itself is inconspicuous, sitting low in the funnel and consisting of small, pale violet blooms.
Care Instructions:
Light: Bright to partially shaded; direct sunlight intensifies leaf coloration.
Water: Keep the funnel always filled with low-calcium water; substrate should be slightly moist but not soggy.
Humidity: Medium to high (50%+); regular misting is beneficial. Fertilizer: In spring and summer, apply 1–2 times a month with our special bromeliad or orchid fertilizer in diluted form directly into the rosette.
Temperature: Maintain between 18–28 °C, consistently above 15 °C.
Note: Neoregelia 'Flerida' is excellent as a colorful eye-catcher in the home or conservatory. It can be well cultivated in bowls or on loose substrate and produces numerous offsets after flowering.
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.
