Unfortunately the cold spell here in California got mine. It's one of my favorites of the puyas.

Hi Stephania,there's an interesting Puya hybrid at Rare Exotics,but I have no idea what the cross might have been.
Any ideas? Bob
[see it at] http://www.rareexotics.com/images/store/t_item_1414.jpg

Sorry to hear that Philofan, I thought it can tolerate low temperature :^(

From the pic, its characteristic is quite identical with its own species.
I think if it came from Puya laxa seed parentage, it would be a self cross.
Though, the plants look like they form clump, but I doubt that
they might be a group of seedlings.

Here is my just arrived Puya laxa I was telling you about Stephania. Odd indeed, but those are the qualities I love in any brom.
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Please note what a long trunk she has. Almost looks like a palm tree! Where did this length come from?
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Hi again Patris, your new plants look really great indeed !
Yes it does like a palm or Dracaena and Orth. navioides is quite large.

You know, my Puya sp. that I got from Tarrington Exotics
of Mr Rudolf Shultz in AUS, with a description :
"Strange brom from Peru, the plant form 4 feet or more trunk in cloud forest..."

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I've grown the Puya laxa for several years now in a couple of different gardens, and it is very easy to grow as a landscape plant, but in my opinion, it doesn't work as a showy bloomer, the flower spikes are rather bland and not nearly as dramatic as other spikey, gray leafed puyas such as P. coerulea or P. venusta. It is more manageably sized for a garden setting, as it doesn't form 6 foot tall clumps here, but instead settles in at about 2 to 3 feet tall.

Patris that was a wrestling match to break up the clump you plant was in. I am glad you like it :)

Oh my hdd, where you there during her separation and boxing?? I wonder, did you know it was for me?

Bahia, had not looked up the flower for this Puya, but was in love with just the shape, color and fuzzy style. How odd that something that looks this great would not be a show-off in the spike department too!