Puya sp. (Pichidangui, Chile) SEEDS

Puya sp. (Pichidangui, Chile) seeds grow into a terrestrial bromeliad a collector’s field-collection from the Pichidangui coastal locality in the Coquimbo/Valparaso border zone of central Chile. Pichidangui is known for its semi-arid coastal scrub habitat and Chilean biodiversity hotspot flora. This sp. designation represents an undescribed or informally named Puya from this Chilean coastal locality, potentially related to P. coerulea, P. chilensis, P. venusta or other central Chilean species. Adapted to the Mediterranean-climate conditions of the central Chilean coast. Subfamily Puyoideae. Family Bromeliaceae.

Full sun; very well-drained, rocky or sandy coastal soils; drought-tolerant; warm to cool Mediterranean conditions of the central Chilean coast.

• Collector’s field-collection from Pichidangui coastal locality, central Chile
• Central Chilean biodiversity hotspot; may be related to P. coerulea, P. venusta or P. chilensis
• Central Chile (Coquimbo/Valparaso border) subtropical biome; coastal Mediterranean scrub
• Undescribed or informally named; subfamily Puyoideae
• Full sun; rocky sandy coastal soils; drought-tolerant; cool Mediterranean; Family Bromeliaceae

Puya sp. Pichidangui represents a collector’s bromeliad from the biodiversity-rich coastal zone of central Chile one of the world’s Mediterranean-climate biodiversity hotspots, where Puya contributes to the spectacular and distinctive flora of the Chilean coastal and pre-Andean scrublands.

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