Small spiny rosettes 30cm. wide with black-red staining in leaf, bold spikes of flower esp. when potbound, evergreen, needs shelter or pot culture, 1.5m. Seed coll.3700m. altitude, heathy moorland, Cuenca District, Ecuador.

Genus: PUYA
Variety: SP.
Cultivar: RCB EQ-W-5
Plant family: Bromeliaceae
Hardiness zone: H3 (-5C to 1C)
Height: 201-500cm.

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Plant ID 7611