Neoregelia spectabilis (T. Moore) L. B. Sm.

Common Name: Fingernail Plant
Family: Bromeliaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: Brazil

Description: [syn. Aregelia spectabilis (T. Moore) Mez.]
Leaves to 16 inches long, 1.5 inches wide, gray striped beneath, green above with red tips, the inner margined with purple; flowers blue, to 1.6 inches long,

USDA Zone: 9b-11

Accession Data:

Accession # 199700010
Source:
Accession Date: 02-04-1997
Bench: 4101 - EPI:Epiphyte Tree
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-22-2025

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
SubClass: commelinids
Order: Poales
SubOrder:
Family: Bromeliaceae
SubFamily: Bromelioideae
Tribe:
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil Southeast

References (external):

Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 27, 2017.
WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 27, 2017.
Leaves capture water at Ask Nature. Last accessed on Wednesday, September 27, 2017.

data regenerated on Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:54:20 -0400 [bcm v4.0]