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Puya is a genus of about 226 terrestrial bromeliads from the Andes and southern Central America, including large species such as Puya raimondii. Most are monocarpic, flowering once and dying, so growers keep them for their dramatic form and tall flower spikes, and they need sun, good drainage and cool, dry conditions.
Puya is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae. It is the sole genus of the subfamily Puyoideae, and is composed of 226 species. These terrestrial plants are native to the Andes Mountains of South America and southern Central America. Many of the species are monocarpic, with the parent plant dying after one flower and seed production event.
The species Puya raimondii is notable as the largest species of bromeliad known, reaching 3 m tall in vegetative growth with a flower spike 9–10 m tall. The other species are also large, with the flower spikes mostly reaching 1–4 m tall.
Some species of Puya in Chile, locally known as chagual, are used to make salads from the base of its young leaves or stem. A common species is Puya chilensis.
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