#puyas

[timetolearnoclock]

among the snows

“Lobivia Caepitosa flowers on Mount Tunari, sometimes among the snows.”

October 1950

Quote taken from original text included with the image in the magazine

[sha666y]

El Chombo presenta : Hablemos con Carlos Vives. Vallenatos ,paseos y puyas 

[minglana]

head empty, no thoughts. just this lauren bacall fancam in to have and have not (1944) from twitter on repeat

and the accompanying tweet

[ruthbancroftgarden]

Puya venusta

Puyas belong to the Bromeliad Family, and they mostly occur along the Andes mountain range, from Colombia in the north down to Argentina and Chile in the south. This one is Puya venusta, from north-central Chile. When not in flower, its large clumps of silvery rosettes look a lot like those of Puya coerulea, also from Chile, but its amazing flowers are distinctive. When it emerges, the inflorescence sports little pink clubs jutting out from the main flower stalk, but the WOW factor comes in when the contrasting blue or purple tubular flowers protrude from the pink bracts. Our plant was a donation from Annie's Annuals, a well-known nursery in the San Francisco Bay Area. It had been planted in one of their demonstration beds, but it became too large to keep there, so we were happy to give it a permanent home.

-Brian

[heavenly-garden]

Puya Alpestris aka The Sapphire Tower.

One of the most unique plants in the world.

[kingofthefus]

[nuclearnerves]

i havent drawn puya in a while. i should fix that.

[nagaino]

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 26 January 2023

In the Cacti House of the David Welch Winter Gardens in Duthie Park, Aberdeen, there was a specimen plant of Puya chilensis (Chilean puya). This is an evergreen, clumping, perennial which will produce a flower stem up to 1.5m high, covered with yellow-green, bell-shaped flowers interspersed with bird perches for the pollinators. The plant is monocarpic and dies after setting green fruit containing winged seeds.

Jill Raggett

[apa-calda]

dă-i omului o hiperfixatie și o să aibă ce face o lună sau două

[sakuramoussy]

Posting some concepts for Cozy Gamers (which I might eventually touch again? idk, im more focused on Whistold and Primordial Life)

[timetolearnoclock]

a bleak domain

“A 35-foot Puya shares a bleak domain with a 1-inch cousin clinging mosslike to a rock.”

October 1950

Quote taken from original text included with the image in the magazine

[meezer]

gucci gucci gucci balenciaga îți iau haine de designer dar te vreau în tanga 😝

[minglana]

thank you @jabalinya for the idea!

[ruthbancroftgarden]

Puya vasquezii

Puya is a large genus in the Bromeliad Family, with the various species mainly found along the Andes Range, along the western side of South America. They have very sharp teeth along the edges of the leaves, so they must be approached with caution. This one is Puya vasquezii, from Bolivia, and it is not often seen in gardens, The 2nd and 3rd photos show how different the upper and lower leaf surfaces are: the upper surface is glossy, with a frosted-looking white band along the edge, while the underside has very fine white pinstripes and only the narrowest edging of white on the margin, contrasting nicely with the black teeth. The flowers (see lowest photo) are dark, with a color scheme only a Puya could dream up. an olive-green to purple-black fade.

-Brian

[magicaldestination]

Puya!!!!!!