Neoregelia

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Neoregelia in bloom at a botanical garden.
Neoregelia in bloom at a botanical garden.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Neoregelia
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Subgenera
  • Amazonicae
  • Hylaeaicum
  • Neoregelia
A Neoregelia collecting water at one of Hodges Garden's greenhouses.
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A Neoregelia collecting water at one of Hodges Garden's greenhouses.

A genus of bromeliads with mostly broad, relatively flat leaves. Inflorescences form in a shallow depression the center of the plant, which often fills partway with water, through which the flowers bloom. The leaves immediately surrounding the inflorescence are very often brightly colored, and many species show banding or striping on most or all of their leaves. Neoregelia species are commonly cultivated and hybridized for their colorful foliage.

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