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Puya sanctae-crucis is a perennial bromeliad native to Bolivia, grown mainly by collectors of Puya species. It needs bright sun, excellent drainage and dry-leaning care, as with most terrestrial puyas.
Puya sanctae-crucis is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Bolivia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Puya sanctae-crucis 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.
