Wisnev 2016 (Article) Billbergia

Some rarely seen Puya at the Huntington Botanical Gardens

Author(s):—M.A. Wisnev

Publication:—Journal of the Bromeliad Society 63(3-6): 159-179. (2016)

Abstract:—The Huntington Botanical Gardens (HBG) is known for many things – its world class desert gardens, the Blue Boy painting, an outstanding collection of rare books, a Japanese garden and a new Chinese garden – the list goes on. Less well known is the
fact the desert gardens contain a wealth of Puya, Hechtia, Deuterocohnia and Dyckia, most of which bloom in the spring and early summer