Puya laxa Size:8-inch Pot all covered with heavy trichomes

all covered with heavy trichomes

Even though it reaches a large size

darken in strong light

Growing as large as the more familiar Alc

Puya laxa Size:8-inch Pot all covered with heavy trichomesThis strange species from Bolivia could easily be mistaken for a silvery Tillandsia at first glance. A few leaved medium sized plant less than 24 inch across in a big specimen, but not full or dense. The leaves are somewhat terete and completely covered with a wool like coat of dense silvery trichomes. A good rock garden subject that will tolerate some freezing weather and full sun. Also does well potted and is one of the few nice 'collectible' Puyas.