Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Fruit
Origin
Brazil
Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
-
Rovada, ‘Red Lake’ AGM, Junifer
Number of Varieties
23
0
40000
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Habitat
Rainforest
Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-153-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Blue Violet
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White, Red, Pink, Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Yellow, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune every year, Prune to half of its height, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Citrus, Fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Scale insects
Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits, Whole plant
Other Uses
-
Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Neoregelia spectabilis
RIBES rubrum
Common Name
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails
Red Currant
In Hindi
painted fingernail
Red Currant
In German
painted fingernail
Rote Johannisbeere
In French
Neoregelia spectabilis
Groseille
In Spanish
painted fingernail
Grosella
In Greek
painted fingernail
Κόκκινη σταφίδα
In Portuguese
Painted fingernails
Groselha
In Polish
painted fingernail
Porzeczkowy
In Latin
Neoregelia spectabilis
red RIBES
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Bromeliales
Rosales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Grossulariaceae
Genus
Neoregelia
Ribes
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Bromelioideae
-
Number of Species
-150
1
27800
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