Puya Plant
Puya Plant. The blue puya is a terrestrial bromeliad that is related to pineapple. In maturity these can be at least 30in long with nasty barbs.
Of these 227 are accepted species names. Probably the thinnest leaved puya, one of the most elegant and possibly the hardiest. There are 3,000 species of bromeliads, and this one is the king!
The Plant Is Sold Under The Name Aqua Sapphire Tower, An Appropriate Description For The Infrequent Colossal Flower Clusters It Produces When Mature.
The puya plant is a flowering plant native to south america. (mountain puya) family bromeliaceae originating from central and south america. Then a huge trunk will emerge topped by a huge 3ft cluster of numerous flowers in loosely branched panicles.
The Plant List Includes A Further 22 Scientific Plant Names Of Infraspecific Rank For The Genus Puya.
This is an endangered species that is being kept alive in only a few places outside its native andes range. The plant is a rare specimen that hails from chile in the andes mountains. This species has upright, compound flowers that look almost like exotic pineapples on stems, with the most unreal color of.
The Plant List Includes 331 Scientific Plant Names Of Species Rank For The Genus Puya.
Puya is a little known bromeliad from south and central america that grow as an unassuming but thorny twisted leaf mass, but also some of the most spectacular plants in the plant kingdom. The blue puya is a terrestrial bromeliad that is related to pineapple. The following article is an introduction to some of the more impressive as well as common species of puyas grown in cultivation.
The Rosette Of Long, Arching And Spiny Lance Shaped Leaves Can Be Up To 3M In Diameter And 2M In Height.
We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Like many puyas, this plant has beautiful, large exotic looking flowers that just don't seem to go along with the rest of the plant. At over 30 feet tall, puya raimondii is the world's largest bromeliad, with one of the largest flower stalks of any plant on earth!
The Blue Puya Plant Is Found In The Upper Elevations Of Arid Chile.
Puya are the largest of all the bromeliads. In maturity these can be at least 30in long with nasty barbs. It is part of several cactus and succulent plant collections but is not found wild in north america.