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Dyckia delicata

Dyckia delicata is a spiny, rosette-forming bromeliad from southern Brazil that grows on rocks and in sandy, well-drained ground. It thrives in full sun and needs very little water and fast-draining soil.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out completely between waterings, and avoid water sitting in the rosette.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining mix such as cactus or succulent mix with added pumice or grit.
Temperature
15–35 °C; protect below about 5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Dyckia delicata is a plant species in the genus Dyckia. This species is native to Brazil.

Other Dyckia plants

Dyckia agudensis · Dyckia bracteata · Sawblade · Dyckia cabrerae · Dyckia choristaminea · Dyckia cinerea · Dyckia consimilis · Dyckia crassifolia · Dyckia crocea · Dyckia dawsonii · Dyckia densiflora · Dyckia distachya

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dyckia delicata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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