Puya dyckioides Rubus heavily-channeled glaucous green leaves

heavily-channeled glaucous green leaves

shamrock-like

The leaves of Arisaema consanguineum often have dramatic drip-tips

Colocasia esculenta 'Elepaio' is a true curiosity and what we call a "fun" plant for the garden

Our plant graces the Souto Garden with pea-like foliage on long

Puya dyckioides Rubus heavily-channeled glaucous green leavesWe first became familiar with the hardy bromeliad Puya dyckioides on our 2002 Argentina trip, where plantsman Sean Hogan spotted it growing on a cliff around 10,000' elevation. We subsequently (2005) planted offspring in our garden which have grown vigorously ever since, experiencing temperatures of 7 degrees F with some leaf burn, but flowering was unaffected. The olive green spiny leaves form a fast offsetting 2' tall x 4' wide patch in 5 years.