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Puya weddelliana

Puya weddelliana is a rare, monocarpic bromeliad from the high Andes of Bolivia, known as a large rosette plant that flowers once and then dies. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and cold-hardy conditions rather than warmth and humidity.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings.
Soil
Very fast-draining gritty mix, such as cactus or alpine compost with added grit.
Temperature
Tolerates cool to cold conditions; protect from prolonged waterlogging and hard frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Tarija)
Climate
subtropical

About

Puya weddelliana is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It 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 weddelliana 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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