Did you know that, though relatively rare, Puya weddelliana is valued for its ornamental beauty and resilience, making it a prized specimen in botanical gardens and collections around the world?

Puya - Puya weddelliana

Puya is a large genus consisting of 170 species of South American terrestrial bromeliads in the Bromeliaceae family. They include the largest of all bromeliads, some species growing to about 6 meters. They are cultivated in gardens as shrubs. The leaves stand out boldly from a basal rosette and they often have hollow stems. Large blue, purple or yellow flowers are held on unbranched spikes or in dense panicles. The fruit are capsules that enclose winged seeds.

Puya weddelliana is a striking species of flowering plant. A member of the Bromeliaceae family, it is known for its impressive, tall flower spikes and the rosette of spiny, leathery leaves that form its base.

The name Puya was derived from the Mapuche Indian word meaning "point". Puya weddelliana (also called Weddell's Puya, among many other common names).

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