Blue Puya (Puya berteroniana): A Spectacular, Turquoise-Flowered Bromeliad

Puya berteroniana, the Blue Puya, is a stunning terrestrial bromeliad that forms a large, dense rosette of long, arching, spiny-edged, silvery-green leaves. After many years, it sends up a massive, branched inflorescence (up to 6-10 feet tall) bearing hundreds of incredible, metallic turquoise-blue flowers with bright orange anthers. This Chilean native is a once-in-a-lifetime floral spectacle for patient gardeners in mild climates.