This incredible botanical wonder, dubbed the “Queen of the Andes,” is both extremely rare and endangered. It’s recognized as the biggest bromeliad on the planet. Bromeliad, “Queen Of The Andes”, Blooms Only Once In A Century
Extremely rare and endangered, this ancient marvel known as the “Qeen of the Andes” is the largest bromeliad in the world.
Among the 3,000 species of bromeliads out there, this one is definitely the king! The largest bromeliad in the world, Puya raimondii, stands over 30 feet tall and has one of the biggest flower stalks of any plant in existence. The pictures show how the enormous stall, which is filled with hundreds of blooms, may grow to be almost 25 feet tall.
This impressive plant is found only in the barren highlands of Bolivia and Peru, growing at elevations between 3200 and 4800 meters. It’s even more amazing when you consider that the flower spike doesn’t form until 80 or more years have passed during vegetative growth. As a result, this plant only blooms once every hundred years!
The remakable flower spike only appears after 80 or more years of vegetative growth. This means that one such plant will bloom only once in a century!
