Puya mirabilis
Puya, Pitcaimia mirabilis
Puya Puya
P. mirabilis - P. mirabilis is a tender, stemless, evergreen bromeliad with a spreading rosette of linear to lance-shaped, finely toothed, light to olive-green leaves and, in summer, racemes of funnel-shaped, pale yellow-green flowers with purple-brown bracts.
Puya mirabilis is: Evergreen
Rosette, Erect flower stem
Yellow-green in Summer
Light green in All seasons
Scale insects Scale insects
Trim and deadhead as required.
Sow seed at 19-24C when ripe.
Offsets, Seed
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Puya mirabilis (Puya) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Low Maintenance, Indoor, Greenhouse, Gravel, Drought Tolerant, Containers, Conservatory, City, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical
Under glass, grow in bromeliad compost in full light. In spring and summer, water moderately & apply a low-nitrogen fertiliser every 6-8 weeks. In frost-free areas, grow outdoors in any well-drained soil in sun. Protect from winter wet.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
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Puya mirabilis
Puya, Pitcaimia mirabilis
Puya Puya
P. mirabilis - P. mirabilis is a tender, stemless, evergreen bromeliad with a spreading rosette of linear to lance-shaped, finely toothed, light to olive-green leaves and, in summer, racemes of funnel-shaped, pale yellow-green flowers with purple-brown bracts.
Bolivia
Evergreen
Rosette, Erect flower stem
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Yellow-green in Summer
Light green in All seasons
Trim and deadhead as required.
Sow seed at 19-24C when ripe.
Offsets, Seed
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Puya mirabilis (Puya) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Low Maintenance, Indoor, Greenhouse, Gravel, Drought Tolerant, Containers, Conservatory, City, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical
Under glass, grow in bromeliad compost in full light. In spring and summer, water moderately & apply a low-nitrogen fertiliser every 6-8 weeks. In frost-free areas, grow outdoors in any well-drained soil in sun. Protect from winter wet.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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