Difference between revisions of "Puya alpestris"
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Latest revision as of 18:27, 8 August 2010
| Habit | bromeliad
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| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Origin: | ✈ | Chilean Andes |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, late winter |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Water: | ◍ | moderate, dry |
| Features: | ✓ | evergreen, flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 9.5 to 12 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | green, blue, single |
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Puya alpestris is a species of bromeliad native to Chilean Andes and grown as an ornamental plant. It produces a clump of gray-green, spike-edged leaves and bolts a tall inflorescence containing many flowers. The flower is an unusual teal color with bright light orange pollen.
Read about Puya alpestris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Puya alpestris, Poepp. (Pitcairnia caerudea, Baker. Puya Whytei, Hook. f. Pitcairnia alpestris, Bailey). Fl.-cluster much branched or panicled, with bracts more serrate than in P. caerulea: fls. very large and showy, with a flaring mouth, dull metallic blue. Chile.—A plant in bloom has the habit of a yucca.
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References
- Steens, A. & Y. Cave. (2003) Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden. Portland: Timber Press, page 132.
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Puya alpestris. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Puya alpestris QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
