Neoregelia 'Car x Fire Ball' – Fiery Red Bromeliad for Terrariums | India

💰 Price per plant: ₹800

Neoregelia 'Car x Fire Ball' is a fiery red bromeliad that spreads into a cluster of glowing, compact rosettes, a vivid choice for vivariums, closed terrariums and paludariums. Neoregelias are epiphytic bromeliads (family Bromeliaceae, the same tropical group as the pineapple) that hold water in a central cup, or vase, and colour up brilliantly in good light, which makes them some of the most rewarding tropical bromeliads for planted setups.

Origin and form

Neoregelias come from the humid forests of Brazil and neighbouring South America, growing on trees in bright, filtered light. This Fireball-type hybrid stays compact and spreads on stolons into clumps of small rosettes that flush intense red, and bright, indirect light drives that colour to its hottest. It builds a spreading carpet of fire over time.

Care at a glance

• Light: bright, indirect light; more light means a hotter red.
• Water: keep the central cups topped with clean, fresh water and mist occasionally; keep the mix lightly moist, never soggy.
• Humidity: high; loves closed terrariums and vivariums.
• Temperature: easy in India's warmth, roughly 15 to 30°C.
• Difficulty: easy; warmth, humidity and water in the cup are all it asks.

Styling and terrarium use

A spreading, fiery accent that trails and clumps across the mid-ground of vivariums, closed terrariums and the planted land zone of a paludarium, and its water-holding cups make it a favourite for dart-frog vivariums. Let it spill over wood or rock for a natural look. Grow it emersed, above the waterline; it is not an aquatic plant and must not be submerged. Like most bromeliads it is non-toxic and pet-friendly around cats and dogs.

Propagation

Fireball-type Neoregelias are generous: they send out stolons that quickly form new rosettes. Let them spread into a clump, or separate a rooted rosette to start a new plant.

Ordering

Supplied as healthy, nursery-grown live plants and shipped across India, sold in sets of 10, ideal for collectors, resellers and vivarium builders. A fiery, spreading red bromeliad to buy online in India for a glowing, natural cluster.

Part of our Terrarium & Paludarium Plants range, shipped live across India.