Puya cryptantha SEEDS

Puya cryptantha seeds grow into the hidden-flower puya a terrestrial bromeliad native to the highland biome of Peru and Bolivia, growing at high altitude on rocky Andean slopes. The epithet cryptantha means ‘with hidden flowers’ (from Greek kryptos = hidden + anthos = flower), referring to the flowers that are partially hidden within the woolly-bracted inflorescence. Very frost-tolerant. Family Bromeliaceae (Pitcairnioideae).

Full sun; very well-drained, rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-hardy to very cold highland conditions.

• ‘Cryptantha’ = hidden-flower (flowers partially hidden in woolly-bracted inflorescence); Peru-Bolivia high Andes; very frost-hardy
• Hidden flowers in woolly inflorescence; stiff-leaved rosette; Peru-Bolivia high Andes; very frost-tolerant
• Peru and Bolivia high Andean biome; rocky Andean slopes; very high altitude
• Genus Puya: ~216 species; South American Andes; Family Bromeliaceae (Pitcairnioideae); Order Poales
• Full sun; well-drained rocky soils; drought-tolerant; very cold-hardy high altitude; Family Bromeliaceae

Puya cryptantha the hidden-flower puya is named for the flowers partially hidden within the woolly-bracted inflorescence; a very cold-tolerant high-altitude Andean bromeliad.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.