Puya mirabilis

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Puya mirabilis

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Nice
Nice
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Malaga
Malaga
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Nice
Nice
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Re: Puya mirabilis

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Re: Puya mirabilis

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Nice winter color on this one! It's the only Puya I've grown that does this.
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Looking pretty happy despite the very hot summer. This gets a fair bit of shade.
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Hey something's happening in the middle of this one...
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I was out of town for 3 weeks and pretty much missed it. It looks like it did bloom, but flowers suffered in the heat a bit.
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Looking good this year! And another stalk is on its way.
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