puya
Jane McGary (Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:01:28 PST)
OK, just to help out somebody that might be trying to search for it
and run into all the variant spellings that have appeared in this
discussion, the species being much discussed is:
Puya berteroniana Mez
It's not too surprising that it would grow in Hawaii, given very good
drainage in volcanic soils. Although the rainfall is not high in
central Chile where it's native, it experiences frequent fog in the
Coast Range, where P. chilensis also can be seen. I have an
atmospheric, but not very informative, photo of it in flower almost
shrouded in mist. This doesn't mean, however, that it would
appreciate humidity combined with heat.
Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA
At 11:19 PM 2/11/2011, you wrote:
I have found a number of Puya species surprisingly tolerant of high humidity
and high rainfall. I grew Puya alpestris, Puya beretoana (beretoniana) and
Puya mirabilis from seed in Honolulu. They grew equally well in the arid
lowlands and the high rainfall upper valleys. P. mirabilis will bloom in 2
years from seed at sea level in Hawai'i. Pictures:
http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/…
Jacob Knecht
On 5 February 2011 18:24, ardiebaer <ardiebaer@comcast.net> wrote:
hey seem to tolerate our humid summers and mild winters well.
Ardie Baer
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