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Dyckia reitzii

Dyckia reitzii
Photo: Michael Wolf (Webseite), CC BY-SA 3.0

Dyckia reitzii is a spiny, rosette-forming bromeliad from southern Brazil, grown as a drought-tolerant succulent-like container or rock garden plant. The key to growing it is strong light, very sharp drainage and sparing watering.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the mix dry out fully between waterings, and keep water out of the center of the rosette in cool weather.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining mix such as cactus compost with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below about 5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Dyckia reitzii is a plant species in the genus Dyckia. This species is endemic 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 delicata · Dyckia densiflora

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dyckia reitzii 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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