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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Bromeliaceae (Bromeliads) |
| Origin: Garden Origin |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Synonyms: [x Dyckipu ] |
| Parentage: (Puya coerulea x Dyckia sp.) |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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x Puckia SMG Seedlings - A rosette forming terrestrial bromeliad to at least 1-2 foot tall and as wide with durable leaves of various colors from green to gray and red with the leaf margins well-armed with sharp teeth. This is a group of seedlings that resulted from open pollination of our stock plants of Puya coerulea var. coerulea. Instead of the producing the startling silver foliage of the known seed parent, these seedling progeny have a range of colors from greenish-silver to silver and red. Quite an interesting group of seedlings to those who have observed them in the field. Likely since Puya and Dyckia are terrestrial bromeliads with similar cultural requirements, these plants will likely be best grown in full sun with little irrigation required and should prove hardy to at least around 25° F. Another novel name for this bigeneric cross is x Dyckipu but presumably this would have a Dyckia as the seed parent.
Information displayed on this page about Puckia 'SMG Seedlings' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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