Puya mirabilis

Plant type

bromeliad

size

H: 10"-12"
W: 20"

planting zones

9a-11

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Puya mirabilis plant details

Puya mirabilis is an evergreen bromeliad with green foliage. In summer chartreuse flowers emerge. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Puya mirabilis

Plant type: bromeliad
Plant family: bromeliaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 20 IN wide, 10 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: chartreuse blooms in summer
Uses: container plant, spiky, tropical-looking

GROWING CONDITIONS for Puya mirabilis

USDA Zones: 9a - 11
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Great for containers! A smaller species, but very easy and fun to grow, and tolerant of about any climate and soil, but it is only hardy to about 22 °F in a wet climate. But if you are going to lug something indoors to protect it from frost, ditch that Tibouchina and plant this! Why don't references mention the fantastic hanging yellow flowers held on panicles to about 5' tall? For me it bloomed in a 2 gallon pot.

By: The Desert Northwest

A Puya for a small garden! And, happily, the quickest to bloom – in about a year after planting. Elegant, flaring, lime green bells held in fuzzy purple-grey calyxes – up to 15 per stem – are nicely displayed on stiff upright 3’ stems. Compact and carefree foliar rosettes like a mop-like haircut to only 10-12” tall and 20” across. Bolivian native. Refreshingly unusual in any well drained garden or container! And like all Puyas, it’s very tough, drought tolerant, deer proof and attracts hummingbirds! Hardy to 20 degrees.