Neoregelia pauciflora is a small-growing botanical species from eastern Brazil. Its name means "few-flowered" ("pauciflora" from Latin pauci = few, flora = flowers) and refers to the low number of flowers per blooming period. Due to its small size and attractive, compact growth, it is especially popular in collections and terrariums.
Characteristics:
The plant forms a low, dense rosette of narrow, greenish-red leaves, which can take on an intense red hue with good light exposure. The leaf surface is smooth, and the leaf edges are finely serrated. During the flowering period, a few violet flowers appear deep in the center of the rosette. It reliably produces offsets and grows quickly into small groups.
Care Instructions:
Light: Bright to semi-shade, with occasional direct sunlight to enhance coloring.
Water: Regularly fill the funnel with low-calcium water; keep the substrate slightly moist but well-draining.
Humidity: Medium to high (50%+), regular misting is beneficial.
Fertilizer: In spring and summer, fertilize 1-2 times per month with our special bromeliad or orchid fertilizer in diluted form directly into the rosette.
Temperature: 18-28 °C, should not be cultivated below 15 °C.
Note: Neoregelia pauciflora is particularly suitable for small containers, display cases, or epiphyte trees. It is easy to care for, grows eagerly, and is an ideal species for compact greenery.
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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.
