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Puya dasylirioides
Puya dasylirioides is a species in the genus Puya. This species is native to Costa Rica. It is unusual for a Puya, as the leaves have no spines along the leaf margins. The flowers are blue with brown buds and the plants reach maturity at 4 to 5 years. Another feature that sets this species is that it grows in boggy areas at 3000 m that dry up seasonably.
From the article Puya dasylirioides on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
How it is grown
Puya dasylirioides occurs from 2300 to 3300 meter of elevation, where the climate is cool all year. It can tolerate temperatures of 30 °C, but it's possible that it won't thrive in consistently warmer conditions, especially if nights are warm. It is said to have tolerated winter lows of 19 °F (-7 °C), and might even handle colder temperatures. It grows well in a deep pot in normal cactus soil that contains no lime. Some protection from strong afternoon sun might be needed in warmer climates.
Wikipedia: “Cultivation”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 496650.