*RETAIL - Ochagavia carnea
Somewhat rare in cultivation, this clumping perennial appears as a spiny pineapple and is possibly the hardiest bromeliad to be found NOT growing on telephone wires but rather as a terrestrial on rock faces and scree. From the western slopes of the central and southern Andes, this from the Cañon Infiernillo, growing with Austrocedrus on sunny, gravelly slopes opposite shady slopes covered with Eryngium eburneum in nearly mirror image. But this is clearly no Eryngium... the rosettes open to form a bright pink powder puff with bluey pink flowers emerging. This clone, with its beautifully toothed leaves, makes a striking plant. Certainly hardy in USDA zone 8 possibly upper zone 7 if kept dry. Great for containers as well. Tolerant of long periods of summer drought, but a little more water hastens growth.
CARDONCILLO
Bromeliaceae
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*RETAIL - Ochagavia carnea
*RETAIL - Ochagavia carnea
Somewhat rare in cultivation, this clumping perennial appears as a spiny pineapple and is possibly the hardiest bromeliad to be found NOT growing on telephone wires but rather as a terrestrial on rock faces and scree. From the western slopes of the central and southern Andes, this from the Cañon Infiernillo, growing with Austrocedrus on sunny, gravelly slopes opposite shady slopes covered with Eryngium eburneum in nearly mirror image. But this is clearly no Eryngium... the rosettes open to form a bright pink powder puff with bluey pink flowers emerging. This clone, with its beautifully toothed leaves, makes a striking plant. Certainly hardy in USDA zone 8 possibly upper zone 7 if kept dry. Great for containers as well. Tolerant of long periods of summer drought, but a little more water hastens growth.
CARDONCILLO
Bromeliaceae
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Somewhat rare in cultivation, this clumping perennial appears as a spiny pineapple and is possibly the hardiest bromeliad to be found NOT growing on telephone wires but rather as a terrestrial on rock faces and scree. From the western slopes of the central and southern Andes, this from the Cañon Infiernillo, growing with Austrocedrus on sunny, gravelly slopes opposite shady slopes covered with Eryngium eburneum in nearly mirror image. But this is clearly no Eryngium... the rosettes open to form a bright pink powder puff with bluey pink flowers emerging. This clone, with its beautifully toothed leaves, makes a striking plant. Certainly hardy in USDA zone 8 possibly upper zone 7 if kept dry. Great for containers as well. Tolerant of long periods of summer drought, but a little more water hastens growth.
CARDONCILLO
Bromeliaceae
*THESE SIZES ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN OUR RETAIL NURSERY
