Puya tuberosa vipp 6-25 An altogether curious and interesting

An altogether curious and interesting species

Its dark green leaves form an upright open rosette and are variegated with thin lines of white

certainly the most unusual of the proliferating Tillandsias

A very floriferous form with clusters of yellow flowers on long peduncles

An Aechmea nudicaulis hybrid by Lisa Vinzant

Puya tuberosa vipp 6-25 An altogether curious and interestingThis is an excellent small growing species from the area of Santa Cruz, Bolivia where it grows at a 3,000 to 6,000 feet, low for a Puya. Small for a Puya, it grows to about 20 inches, small enough for most collections. It has narrow silvery leaves; less than a half inch wide, pretty spiny, in a loose but leafy rosette. The inflorescence is a pink spike that soon turns brown, with deep purple blue flowers with bright orange pollen. Grows well here at