Time Running Out to See Magnificent Plant in Flower in Galloway

Time running out to see magnificent plant in flower in Galloway

The bloom at Logan Botanic Garden has flowered to an incredible 12 foot tall - but isn't expected to last for long.

Rare sapphire tower plant blooms again at Logan Botanic Garden

Visitors to Logan Botanic Garden in Dumfries & Galloway will be treated to the magnificent flowering of the rare Puya alpestris ssp. zoellneri – but they’ll need to hurry as the incredible blooms usually fade within a week.   The plant, native to Chile, bloomed for the first time at Logan in 2024, making it the first outdoor flowering of the species in Scotland. Then, it reached around four feet high, so experts at the Garden were astounded to f…