Birmingham Botanical Gardens said the Puya alpestris, from the Chilean Andes, began to flower in one of its glasshouses last week. It is described as a "truly rare event" with visitors told they ...

A rare and exotic plant taken from the Chilean Andes more than 20 years ago has flowered for the first time in Birmingham. The alien-looking Puya alpestris plant, which can take 10 years to flower ...