The Puya chilensis blooms annually in its native land of Chile, but this is the first time it has done so after more than a decade of cultivation efforts from the RHS.
"We keep it well fed with liquid fertiliser as feeding it on its natural diet might prove a bit problematic,” Smith said.
"It's growing in the arid section of our glasshouse with its deadly spines well out of reach of both children and sheep alike."
据美国雅虎资讯网6月21日报道,日前,英国皇家园艺协会从南美洲引进的“食羊植物”智利普亚菠萝在该协会位于萨里郡的温室中生活了15年之后,终于成功开花。
智利普亚菠萝是一种生活在智利的高大植物,最大能够长到12英尺(约为3.66米)高、5英尺(约为1.52米)宽。它不仅有庞大的体积,而且体表长满极其锋利的尖刺,有人说它能够靠这些尖刺来捕获羊等动物。“食羊植物”这一称呼正是来自于这种说法。
皇家园艺协会在其网站上对普亚菠萝这种令人可怕的特性进行介绍,称这种植物周身散发着“恐怖的气息”,“在位于南美安第斯山脉的自然栖息地里,它体表长有的锋利尖刺能够困住羊等动物,这些动物会被活活饿死,并慢慢腐烂,然后成为它的天然肥料”。
据悉,在“老家”智利,普亚菠萝每年开花一次,但在引入英国后,这还是它首次开花。
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