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Puya lasiopoda

Puya lasiopoda is a terrestrial bromeliad from the high Andes, a rosette-forming perennial that is grown mainly by specialist collectors in frost-free or mild climates. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and dry conditions.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately in the growing season and let the soil dry out well between waterings; keep the crown dry in winter.
Soil
Very free-draining gritty mix, such as cactus or bromeliad mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 0 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
SE. Peru to Bolivia
Climate
subtropical

About

Puya lasiopoda is a species in the genus Puya. This species is native to Bolivia.

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 lasiopoda 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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