Puya mirabilis FK2 SEEDS

Description

Puya mirabilis FK2 seeds grow into a terrestrial bromeliad native to the subtropical biome of Bolivia and north-western Argentina the FK2 code indicating a specific field-collection selection of the species. The epithet mirabilis means ‘wonderful’ or ‘marvellous’, applied to this species for its particularly striking and ornamental character. A member of subfamily Puyoideae forming a ground-level rosette of stiff, spiny-margined leaves that produces tall, dramatic flower scapes above the rosette. The FK2 selection may represent a specific population or colour form collected from a defined locality. Family Bromeliaceae.

Full sun; well-drained rocky or gritty soils; drought-tolerant; cool subtropical Andean conditions. One of the more compact and ornamental Puya.

• ‘Mirabilis’ = wonderful; FK2 = specific field-collection selection of the species
• Stiff spiny-margined leaves; tall dramatic flower scapes; compact ornamental rosette
• Bolivia/NW. Argentina subtropical biome; Andean slopes
• Subfamily Puyoideae; FK2 may represent specific population or colour form
• Full sun; rocky well-drained soils; drought-tolerant; cool subtropical; Family Bromeliaceae

Puya mirabilis FK2 is a field-selected wonderful puya from Bolivia and north-western Argentina the FK2 field-collection selection of a species named for its ornamental excellence, a compact and striking Andean terrestrial bromeliad from the southern highlands of South America.

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