Neoregelia spectabilis, the fingernail plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is native to the South Brazilian rainforest. Growing to tall by wide, it produces rosettes of up to 30 red-tipped strap-shaped leaves, the inner leaves coloured red; and, in summer, blue flowers with red or purple bracts.
The specific epithet spectabilis means showy or spectacular.
With a minimum temperature of , N. spectabilis is cultivated as a houseplant in temperate regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Cultivars
- Neoregelia 'Black Knight'
- Neoregelia 'Black Spectabilis'
- Neoregelia 'Bromel-La'
- Neoregelia 'Fiesta'
- Neoregelia 'Inspiration'
- Neoregelia 'Julian Nally'
- Neoregelia 'Lady Racine'
- Neoregelia 'Magenta Dalmatian'
- Neoregelia 'Marcon'
- Neoregelia 'Mary Jo'
- Neoregelia 'Nice Surprise'
- Neoregelia 'Pinkie'
- Neoregelia 'Pinstripe'
- Neoregelia 'Red On Green'
- Neoregelia 'Sincerely'
- Neoregelia 'Spectaline'
- Neoregelia 'Spectaroan'
- Neoregelia 'Spotted Imp'
- Neoregelia 'Thunderball'
- ÃÂ Neobergia 'Perneri'
- ÃÂ Neomea 'Pink Cascade'
- ÃÂ Neotanthus 'Charlien Rose'
- ÃÂ Neotanthus 'Tom Montgomery'
- ÃÂ Niduregelia 'Sunset'
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