Dyckia

Plant Characteristics

Lifespan:	⌛	Perennial"Perennial" is not in the list (perennial, annual, biennial, unknown) of allowed values for the "Lifespan" property.
Origin:	✈	Central and South America, including Brazil and Chile

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	Full Sun"Full Sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	Moderate to Drought Tolerant"Moderate to Drought Tolerant" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Features:	✓	Flowers attract hummingbirds"Flowers attract hummingbirds" is not in the list (evergreen, deciduous, flowers, fragrance, edible, fruit, naturalizes, invasive, foliage, birds, ...) of allowed values for the "Features" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Dyckia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

Full sun, loose, well-drained soil. Moderate to plentiful water when actively growing, very drought tolerant once established. Protect from temperatures below 18-25F, depending on species.

Propagation

By seed or offset.

Pests and diseases

Root rot if overwatered during cold weather. Scale insects. Slugs or snails may attack the flower stems.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

External links

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