Puya dyckioides Chelone but none have performed as

but none have performed as well in our hot climate as this seed strain from near the famous Dolly Sods Wilderness Area in West Virginia's Tucker County

each heavily spotted with creamy yellow among the longitudinal creamy white and yellow stripes

Despite being the most asked about baptisia in our display garden

but there are a few populations where the foliage tends toward blue

Carex howei 'Bonnie and Clyde' has made a stunning

Puya dyckioides Chelone but none have performed asWe first became familiar with the hardy bromeliad Puya dyckioides on our 2002 Argentina trip, where plantsman Sean Hogan spotted it growing on a cliff around 10,000' elevation. We subsequently (2005) planted offspring in our garden which have grown vigorously ever since, experiencing temperatures of 7 degrees F with some leaf burn, but flowering was unaffected. The olive green spiny leaves form a fast offsetting 2' tall x 4' wide patch in 5 years.