Puya caerulea

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Puya caerulea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Puya caerulea, Lindl. (Pitcairnia caerulea, Benth. & Hook.). Foliage pineapple-like, with linear very acute lvs. 2 ft. long, which are spinose-dentate and nearly glabrous: peduncle 3-4 ft. tall, the bracts membranaceous, the infl. somewhat branched but not loose: fls. narrow-tubular, the petals blue and oblong-obtuse, the sepals much shorter and green and obtuse; alternate stamens shorter. Chile. B.R. 26:11. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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