Puya dyckioides Caryopteris The fruit are about walnut

The fruit are about walnut sized and will be evident soon after blooming

Lycoris sprengeri is a great plant for you '60s throwbacks

5' wide clump will be topped with 30" tall spikes of large and very fragrant near-white flowers

(aka: Cypripedium calceolus var

Puya dyckioides Caryopteris The fruit are about walnutWe 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.