Puya alpestris

Plant Characteristics

Habit		bromeliad
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	Chilean Andes
Bloom:	❀	early spring, late winter

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍	moderate, dry
Features:	✓	evergreen, flowers
USDA Zones:		9.5 to 12
Flower features:	❀	green, blue, single

Scientific Names

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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

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. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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

• 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

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