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Botanists at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Wisley branch in Surrey planted the puya chilensis 15 years ago there. Now, after all this time, the monstrous plant’s 10-foot flower spike is finally blooming. The flowers should last for about a week. Hat tip to Gawker for the news.
These spiky plants native to the Andes make Venus fly traps look tame by comparison. Puya chilensis got its sheep-eating nickname because its sharp spines located near the ground trap animals in the wild, causing them to starve to death. Then the dead animals serve as gruesome fertilizer so the plant can grow.
reply to post by watchitburn
Completely disapointed. I was hoping for some kind of cyborg-sausage making-flytrap-monster thing.
Originally posted by smyleegrl
. Fortunately for the local livestock, these plants will be safely locked away inside the greenhouse. No sheep allowed.