Dwarf bromeliad
Neoregelia lilliputiana
Dwarf bromeliad
- The smallest Neoregelia species
- 5 to 8 cm leaf rosette
- Green, reddish-brown spotted leaves
- Pretty blue flowers
- Ideal for small rainforest terrariums
Sign in or Register
Item question
We’re here for you!
Please enter your question and e-mail and we’ll contact you as soon as possible. It usually takes us up to 24 hours during business days to respond.
Thank you for your question!
Thank you, we’ll get in touch!
Close window
You already sent us a question.
Please wait a few minutes
Description
As its name suggests, Neoregelia lilliputiana is a particularly small-growing bromeliad and is the smallest of its genus. This species is endemic to the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo and is found in the coastal rainforest (Mata Atlântica) as an epiphyte on trees. The leaf rosettes, which are only about 5 to 8 cm wide and high, are green with reddish-brown mottling. New rosettes sprout from ascending to drooping stolons and form a larger group over time. Light blue flowers appear in the leaf rosettes. For propagation, rosettes can be cut off from the stolons and reattached or potted.
This dwarf bromeliad is particularly suitable for perching on branches, trunks, back and side walls in rainforest terrariums. Its small size makes it the perfect choice for enclosures that are otherwise too small for many bromeliad species. Neoregelia lilliputiana also looks particularly attractive as a larger group with drooping runners in more spacious terrariums.
Profile
| Neoregelia lilliputiana | |
| Cultivation options | Epiphytic (tying up), terrestrial |
| Growth height | approx. 5 - 8 cm |
| Temperature | approx. 15 - 34 °C |
| Humidity | At least 60 % with sufficient circulation |
| Light requirement | Moderate to bright |
| Watering | Soft, low-lime water. Moderate, once a week by spraying or dipping; also add water to the funnel |
| Fertilising | Occasionally during growth give small amounts of low nitrogen liquid fertilizer |
| Propagation | Separating offshoots |
| Suitable for | Various tropical terrariums, i.a. rainforest terrariums |
| Cultivation options |
| Epiphytic (tying up), terrestrial |
| Growth height |
| approx. 5 - 8 cm |
| Temperature |
| approx. 15 - 34 °C |
| Humidity |
| At least 60 % with sufficient circulation |
| Light requirement |
| Moderate to bright |
| Watering |
| Soft, low-lime water. Moderate, once a week by spraying or dipping; also add water to the funnel |
| Fertilising |
| Occasionally during growth give small amounts of low nitrogen liquid fertilizer |
| Propagation |
| Separating offshoots |
| Suitable for |
| Various tropical terrariums, i.a. rainforest terrariums |
Terrarienpflanzen
Our terrarium plants give every terrarium an individual, natural atmosphere and at the same time provide a healthy environment for all terrarium inhabitants. Our wide range of tropical, subtropical and even arid plants are easy to combine and enhance any terrascape. Whether it's strong succulents, subtle tillandsias, eye-catching neoregelias or wonderful orchids - we offer terrarium plants for different terrascapes from rainforest to desert.
General information
| Item no. |
|
| EAN | |
| Weight | 0,01 kg |
| Shipping weight | 0,02 kg |
Customers ask customers
You have questions about this product? Ask other customer or our support team about this product!