General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 inches to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches to 18 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Variegated
Other: Some Neoregelia have sawtoothed leaf margins
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Lavender
Other: Pale violet
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Year Round
Underground structures: Taproot
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Prefers to be under-potted
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Blushing Bromeliad
  • Bromeliad
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Neoregelia carolinae
  • Synonym: Neoregelia carolinae var. tricolor
  • Synonym: Neoregelia carolinae f. tricolor

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Location: Tampa FL
Date: July 2018
Grown in 80% full sun conditions
Location: Portugal
Date: 2019-03-19
Neoregelia carolinae tricolor
Photo by Plantomaniac08
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-01
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2009-07-07
Photo by Cinta
Location: my garden, Florida
Date: 2018-07-01
Location: Tampa FL
Date: July 2018

Date: 2015-04-17
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Comments:
  • Posted by eclayne (Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA - Zone 6a) on Oct 9, 2016 3:03 PM concerning plant:
    Since Neoregelia carolinae var. tricolor (and f. tricolor) are synonyms of Neoregelia carolinae The Bromeliad Society International, I.C.R.A. for Bromeliads, has granted this plant cultivar status as 'Caroline Tricolor'. The plant does not come true from seed and several clones are commonly propagated so variation should be expected. See the Bromeliad Cultivar Register at www.bsi.org for more information.
  • Posted by ScotTi on Jul 22, 2018 4:12 PM concerning plant:
    This Neoregelia was formerly classified as Neoregelia carolinae var. tricolor (forma tricolor). It was then classified as Neoregelia 'Tricolor', before being renamed Neoregelia 'Caroline Tricolor'..

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