Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Shrub
Origin
Brazil
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
23
0
40000
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Habitat
Rainforest
Boggy areas, Fens, Fields, meadows, Swamps, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-154-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-4
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm12.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Blue Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Olive, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Olive, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Olive, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Oblovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
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
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, Fertilize every year, Mulch, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Scale insects
Aphids, Apple Maggot, Fall Webworm, Red blotch, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
-
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Neoregelia spectabilis
ARONIA arbutifolia
Common Name
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails
Red Chokeberry
In Hindi
painted fingernail
लाल Chokeberry
In German
painted fingernail
Rote Apfelbeere
In French
Neoregelia spectabilis
Red Chokeberry
In Spanish
painted fingernail
rojo Chokeberry
In Greek
painted fingernail
κόκκινο Chokeberry
In Portuguese
Painted fingernails
Red Chokeberry
In Polish
painted fingernail
Red aronii
In Latin
Neoregelia spectabilis
arbutifolia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Bromeliales
Rosales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Neoregelia
Aronia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Bromelioideae
-
Number of Species
-25
1
27800
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