Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Fruit
Origin
Brazil
-
Types
-
Citrus
Number of Varieties
24
0
40000
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Habitat
Rainforest
Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-159-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Blue Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Orange, Lemon yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Scale insects
Aphids, Psyllids, Scale insects, Whiteflies
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Acidic, Nausea
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Used As Food, Used to make juice
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
Neoregelia spectabilis
Citrus Meyeri
Common Name
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails
Meyer Lemon
In Hindi
painted fingernail
Meyer Lemon
In German
painted fingernail
Meyer Lemon
In French
Neoregelia spectabilis
Meyer Lemon
In Spanish
painted fingernail
Meyer Lemon
In Greek
painted fingernail
Meyer Lemon
In Portuguese
Painted fingernails
Meyer Lemon
In Polish
painted fingernail
Meyer Lemon
In Latin
Neoregelia spectabilis
Meyer Lemon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Bromeliales
Sapindales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Neoregelia
Citrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
Bromelioideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
-3
1
27800
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