Couple of big flowering events in my garden.
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:47 pm
It is always a thrill when some of the larger, more impressive plants let loose. This year my big old Puya hybrid has decided to put up 3 spikes at once - only ever one at a time previously.
And a first time of flowering for me - Beschorneria albiflora. This is the odd man out in the genus as it grows a decent sized trunk.
Growing stuff in the great outdoors means space is less of an issue and bigger plants can be let off the leash. That puya takes up about 2.5m x 2.5m, having grown to that size in 20-odd years since I planted it. 
Apparenty it is Puya alpestris ssp zoellneri (formely berteroniana) x chilensis.