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Puya hromadnikii

Puya hromadnikii
Photo: Daderot, CC0

Puya hromadnikii is a terrestrial bromeliad from the high Andes of Bolivia, grown mainly by specialist collectors. It needs bright light, excellent drainage and protection from frost and wet winter cold.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately in the growing season and let the soil dry out between waterings; keep the crown dry in winter.
Soil
Gritty, very fast-draining mix such as cactus compost with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
Roughly 10–30 °C; protect below about 0 °C and keep dry in cold weather.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Bolivia
Climate
subtropical

About

Puya hromadnikii is a species of the genus Puya.

Other Puya plants

Puya aequatorialis · Puya alata · Puya alba · Sapphire Tower · Puya angelensis · Puya aristeguietae · Puya atra · Puya berteroniana · Puya boliviensis · Puya brittoniana · Puya cardenasii · Puya cardonae

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Puya hromadnikii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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