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| latin_name = ''Dyckia''  <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->

|familia=Bromeliaceae

| common_names = Sawblade   <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->

|genus=Dyckia

| growth_habit = Shrub 

|common_name=Sawblade

| high = 12" to 4 feet 

|habit=shrub

| wide = 8" to 10 feet 

|Min ht box=1

| origin = Central and South America, including Brazil and Chile

|Min ht metric=ft

| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

|Max ht box=4

| lifespan = Perennial 

|Max ht metric=ft

| exposure = Full Sun 

|Min wd box=8

| water = Moderate to Drought Tolerant

|Min wd metric=in

| features = Flowers attract hummingbirds 

|Max wd box=10

| hardiness = -4 to -7 C   <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->

|Max wd metric=ft

| bloom = Spring 

|origin=C & S America, incl. Brazil & Chile

| usda_zones = 8b to 11

|lifespan=perennial

| sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->

|exposure=sun

| color = IndianRed

|water=moderate, dry

| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->

|features=hummingbirds, drought tolerant

| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring

| image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->

|Min Temp Num=-5

| regnum = Plantae  <!--- Kingdom -->

|Temp Metric=°F

| divisio =   <!--- Phylum -->

|min_zone=8

| classis =   <!--- Class -->

|max_zone=11

| ordo =   <!--- Order -->

|image=DyckiaDarkStarWb5006.JPG

| familia =    <!--- Family -->

|image_width=240

| cultivar =  

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Dyckia (after Prince Salm-Dyck, German botanist, and author of a great work on succulent plants). Bromeliaceae. Succulents, grown under glass and in the open in mild winter climates.

Dyckia (after Prince Salm-Dyck, German botanist, and author of a great work on succulent plants). Bromeliaceae. Succulents, grown under glass and in the open in mild winter climates.

Dyckias are almost entirely terrestrial Bromeliads, usually stemless, with the leaves forming dense rosettes.  Mature plants of some species may consist of hundreds of individual rosettes, forming dome-shaped clusters several feet high and wide.  There are about 100 known species, most native to Brazil and other parts of South and Central America.  The leaves are toothed, inspiring the common name, Sawblade.    The flowers appear on spikes emerging from the side of the rosette and may be red, orange, or yellow.  The flowers are attractive to hummingbirds, bees, and wasps.   

Dyckias are almost entirely terrestrial Bromeliads, usually stemless, with the leaves forming dense rosettes.  Mature plants of some species may consist of hundreds of individual rosettes, forming dome-shaped clusters several feet high and wide.  There are about 100 known species, most native to Brazil and other parts of South and Central America.  The leaves are toothed, inspiring the common name, Sawblade.    The flowers appear on spikes emerging from the side of the rosette and may be red, orange, or yellow.  The flowers are attractive to hummingbirds, bees, and wasps.   

==Cultivation==

==Cultivation==

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