Hi everyone.

Renee - Although there are many variegated Neoregelias which look similar to your plant, from your description and pictures it seems like it could be a variegated Neo. 'Fireball' that hasn't had sufficient light to bring out the same colours that we get with this plant in Australia.

Neoregelia 'Fireball' itself is a plant which is said to be a cultivated variety (c.v.) of an unknown species and even now many years after it was first written about, there are still arguments between well known growers and taxonomists about whether it is a species or a hybrid.

Over the years there has been much written about it as you will see in the entry for it in the B.C.R. (Bromeliad Cultivar Register) at http://registry.bsi.org/?genus=NEOREGELIA&id=4351#4351 and by looking at the several pictures, you will understand what I am saying.

If your plant is growing in low light that would explain why the colour isn't as intense as it normally is with the plants we grow here in Australia and I would suggest you try gradually increasing the light under which your plant is growing and see if the colour increases also.

The plant in the 1st picture below shows what the colour of Fireball (variegated) usually looks like here in Australia when grown in strong light.

This picture shows the diminished colour when 'Fireball' (variegated) is grown under lower light conditions.

Another possibility is that your plant may be the variegated hybrid of Neo. 'Fireball' called Neo. 'Fallan', To see pictures of this, go to http://www.bromeliad.org.au/ which is the site of the Australian Bromeliad Society and a site which has very good quality pictures.

Although the colour of Neo. 'Fallan' is very similar to Neo. 'Fireball' variegated I have found that the stolons are much longer (at least on my plant)

Below is a picture of Neoregelia 'Fallan' which clearly shows the long stolons.

I hope the above information is of some help to you.

All the best, Nev.

Thank you Nev for all this information!

I will only know next spring if he have the pink color because here, in Canada, it's the winter now and we dont have much light at this time of the year...

I have 3 plants of Neoregelia Fireball 'Donger' here and when I place them in the garden in summer, they become pink too.

Here is a picture of one of my Neoregelia Fireball 'Donger' after a summer in the garden:

And this is a new one that never go outside the house:

Hi everyone.

Renee - like I said, there are several which all look similar,a and I'd forgotten about Neo. 'Donger', Neo 'Rosy Fireball' (one bred by Chester Skotak) is another which often gets added into the confusion of names, but that's a slightly more filled in shape. Two others that spring to mind are Neo. 'Bevvie' and Neo. 'Bevvie Bee', two more of Cheater Skotak's hybrids. It seems the list is endless, however they are all a little different to each other and all very nice and worth growing.

I must say your plants are nice and clean and very healthy looking so whatever you are doing, keep doing it as many growers would love to have plants as clean as yours.

All the best, Nev.