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Puya alpestris
Found in the South American Garden of the San Diego Botanic Garden (formerly Quail Botanic Garden) in Encinitas
very real and very beautiful. bloom spikes last about a month!
Wow! Is that real?!
Beautiful color!
Beautiful!!!
Those colors are so beautiful together.
I've never seen this flower before.. but I absolutely LOVE it! Beautiful!! : )
I always wondered if there was actually a plant with blue inflorescence, this is amazing!
seedlings started popping up a couple months ago, they are pretty slow growing
thanks, i can't wait for it to bloom again! sometime in april i think
absolutely gorgeous
This is possibly my favourite Bromeliad, such an amazing and rare flower colour that'sperfectly set off by the orange pollen . They are very statuesque too. Thanks for a great spot!
Glad to share!
Utterly fabulous, that colour is GORGEOUS!!
The most amazing bromeliad! Thanks for sharing this one.
I love the colors!
wow, the colour is amazing
Yes...cute..!!
rare color for a blossom! brilliant.
Spotted on Apr 15, 2011 Submitted on May 13, 2011
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very real and very beautiful. bloom spikes last about a month!
Wow! Is that real?!
Beautiful color!
Beautiful!!!
Those colors are so beautiful together.
I've never seen this flower before.. but I absolutely LOVE it! Beautiful!! : )
I always wondered if there was actually a plant with blue inflorescence, this is amazing!
seedlings started popping up a couple months ago, they are pretty slow growing
thanks, i can't wait for it to bloom again! sometime in april i think
absolutely gorgeous
This is possibly my favourite Bromeliad, such an amazing and rare flower colour that'sperfectly set off by the orange pollen . They are very statuesque too. Thanks for a great spot!
Glad to share!
Utterly fabulous, that colour is GORGEOUS!!
The most amazing bromeliad! Thanks for sharing this one.
I love the colors!
wow, the colour is amazing
Yes...cute..!!
rare color for a blossom! brilliant.