Neoregelia Lilliputeana x Pinstripe

Neoregelia Lilliputeana x Pinstripe Profile

• Difficulty: Easy
• Family: Bromeliaceae
• Gender: Neoregelia
• Origin: South America
• Illumination: High average
• Temperature: Warm weather
• Humidity:High
• Increase: Slow

Neoregelia Lilliputeana x Pinstripe Characteristics

Its leaves acquire strong colors when they are grown in good light. Small flowers appear in the center of the rosettes when the plant has matured. Single plant will quickly form groups of multiple rosettes with an abundant production of stolons from the mother plant, once they are some size, can be cut and grown as new plants. Its leaves are arranged in a circular pattern around the central set that form a reservoir that serves to retain water. Direct sunlight can burn and bleach the leaves, so diffuse or indirect light is best, plants with hard, smooth green leaves will tolerate the sun more than those with paler or more colored leaves.

If planted, the substrate for bromeliads should not provide nutrition and should not be used to add moisture In most cases. As such, if you use substrate to anchor your plant, it should not contain soil unless your particular type of bromeliad is terrestrial.

This bromeliad is suitable for terrariums, must be cultivated either in a xaxim table or as a epiphytic plant pendant in the terrarium as they use their roots as an anchor. These plants need a lot of light and should be placed on top or in the middle zone. They grow very well in temperatures of 20 to 28 ° C and high humidity between 70-90%. They must be paid lightly once a month. Suitable for all terrariums and vivariums.