Wrapping one’s head around Puya raimondii’s biological time-table is hard. There is an involuted ingenuity to it. A bromelaid native to sections of Andes in South America, it takes an ...

Flamboyant flora has taken over Kew Gardens for its annual orchid display. Described as "a breath-taking cornucopia", the focus for this year is Peru, with the central installation "reminiscent of ...

The scientific name of the spiny plants you see is Puya raimondii, but their common name is much more magnificent: Queen of the Andes. This regal title is bestowed on the largest bromeliad species ...