Trachycarpus takil Caucasus Mountains topped in late July with

topped in late July with 30" spikes of dark

a nice change from the typical bright-orange of red hot pokers

We first became familiar with the hardy bromeliad Puya dyckioides on our 2002 Argentina trip

The foliage is intermediate between the three- and five-leaflet parents

'Shining Tot'

Trachycarpus takil Caucasus Mountains topped in late July withTrachycarpus takil has been a real life mystery plant following a series of seed collecting expeditions to its home at 7,000' elevation in remote northern India over the past few decades. Most expeditions wound up at a population of Trachycarpus fortunei, now known as the cultivar Trachycarpus 'Nanital'. Finally, seed collectors made their way back to the real Trachycarpus takil, and we are thrilled to finally make it available. Our original plant of