About
Puya raimondii is a massive, monocarpic bromeliad from the high Andes producing a dense rosette of spiny leaves and, after many decades, a spectacular, enormous flower spike. One of the most extraordinary of all plants for a specialist, frost-free botanical garden.
About the genus
Puya are large, dramatic, evergreen, terrestrial bromeliads from Central and South America forming clumps or individual rosettes of leathery, typically spiny leaves and producing tall flower stems with bell-shaped flowers in green, yellow or blue. Grown as architectural specimen plants in sunny, frost-free gardens.
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, containers, mixed plantings.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil. Water during establishment.
PruningRemove dead growth as needed.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.