Genus Puya Rank Species | Subfamily Pitcairnioideae Scientific name Puya alpestris | |
![]() | ||
Similar Puya, Puya berteroniana, Puya chilensis, Puya venusta, Puya coerulea |
Puya alpestris is a species of bromeliad native to Chilean Andes and grown as an ornamental plant. It produces a clump of gray-green, spike-edged leaves and bolts a tall inflorescence containing many flowers. The flower is an unusual teal color with bright light orange pollen.







References
Puya alpestris Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA