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 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。
园艺家卡拉·史密斯表示:“我们精心照料它,用液体肥料浇灌……我们把它种植在温室的干燥区域,并且要避免孩子们和羊等动物靠近它。”
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