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Puya nana

Puya nana
Photo: Jule Peters and Nicole Schütz, CC BY-SA 3.0

Puya nana is a small, low-growing terrestrial bromeliad from Bolivia, grown as a perennial rosette plant. It needs bright light, excellent drainage and dry-leaning care, as with most Puya species.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water moderately in the growing season and let the mix dry out well between waterings; keep the central rosette dry.
Soil
Fast-draining mineral mix such as gritty cactus or bromeliad mix.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
Climate
subtropical

About

Puya nana is a species in the genus Puya. This species is endemic 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 nana 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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