Puya tuberosa vipp 6-25 certainly the most unusual of

certainly the most unusual of the proliferating Tillandsias

An altogether curious and interesting species

An Aechmea nudicaulis hybrid by Lisa Vinzant

This form has thicker leaves and is larger and more open in shape

foliage color and of course the inflorescences

Puya tuberosa vipp 6-25 certainly the most unusual ofThis is an excellent small growing species from the area of Santa Cruz, Bolivia where it grows at a 3,000 to 6,000 feet, low for a Puya. Small for a Puya, it grows to about 20 inches, small enough for most collections. It has narrow silvery leaves; less than a half inch wide, pretty spiny, in a loose but leafy rosette. The inflorescence is a pink spike that soon turns brown, with deep purple blue flowers with bright orange pollen. Grows well here at