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momoese · 08-09-2009, 01:06 PM

No Cheryl, I have had this plant for several years now. Mine is Puya Berteroniana and will grow the turquoise flowers. The Puya Chilinis that Scot had grows yellow/green flowers. At some point I may sell mine cause I can't safely plant it anywhere around the house, but so far I have been hanging on to it just in case we pack up and retire someday to a place I can grow it. Who knows! The Puya Berteroniana is very hard to find and I paid quite a lot for this one. I think it was around $100 for a plant that was 4 or 5 inches tall at the time. There is a similar looking but more common plant that shows up for sale called Puya Alpestris. It has smaller more bluish flowers.

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momoese Banana grower momoese's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Zone: zone 10 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,589 BananaBucks : 505 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,747 Times Was Thanked 10,887 Times in 3,310 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 728 Times	Re: So who here grows Carnivorous plants No Cheryl, I have had this plant for several years now. Mine is Puya Berteroniana and will grow the turquoise flowers. The Puya Chilinis that Scot had grows yellow/green flowers. At some point I may sell mine cause I can't safely plant it anywhere around the house, but so far I have been hanging on to it just in case we pack up and retire someday to a place I can grow it. Who knows! The Puya Berteroniana is very hard to find and I paid quite a lot for this one. I think it was around $100 for a plant that was 4 or 5 inches tall at the time. There is a similar looking but more common plant that shows up for sale called Puya Alpestris. It has smaller more bluish flowers.