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|genus=Puya
|genus=Puya
|species=alpestris
|species=alpestris
|common_name=Sapphire Tower
|name_ref=http://www.californiagardens.com/plant_pages/puya_alpestris.htm
|habit=bromeliad
|habit=bromeliad
|Min ht metric=cm
|Min ht metric=cm
|origin=Chilean Andes
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun
|exposure=sun
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
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'''''Puya alpestris''''' is a species of [[Bromeliaceae|bromeliad]] native to [[Chile]]an [[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)|teal]] color with bright light orange pollen.
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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. B.M. 5732.—A plant in bloom has the habit of a yucca. This and P. caerulea will probably stand considerable frost.
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==
==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
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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