Dyckia Bromeliad Species

I seem to have the two varieties of this plant. Both have slowly given a few pups. True what everyone says.......can't take frost, or...Read More harsh full sun. The blooms I've got a couple times over the years were sterile as reported.
Sooooooo, I crossed it with puya alpestris, and dyckia rariflora.
Seedlings are coming along. Try inter- genus crosses in the bromeliad family. It's surprising what works. Interesting hybrids will result.

WoW, this plant was hard to find! I found a man in Oxnard, CA. that sells exotic plants, he only had two, in 6 inch containers! I saw the...Read Morem in the Sunset Magazine! They are awsome and i can also grow them inside! I am soo happy! No they cannot take frost, water whenever dry, but do not over water, feed with a high middle number fertalizer to encourage it to bloom! I am soo lucky i got two! Email me if you would like to contact the Exotic plant man if you'd like one, he is getting more soon!

You know up above where it says "TucsonJen reported it growns in Tucson, AZ?" I need to add:

"TucsonJen reported that cot...Read Moretontails love to eat it in Tucson, AZ"

*sigh* I loved that plant.

This Dyckia was named for Julien Marnier-Lapostolle who discovered it in Brazil growing in crevices in rocky areas.

Glauco...Read Moreus leaf tips turn brown with too much sun, will NOT take any frost. Slow growing to mature 12" succulent rosette. Margin spines are very sharp.

The specimen above is 13" in diameter and has several offsets at the base.