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Dyckia remotiflora

Dyckia remotiflora
Photo: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0

Dyckia remotiflora is a spiny, rosette-forming terrestrial or rock-dwelling bromeliad from South America, grown mainly as a hardy succulent-like ornamental. It is best kept dry and in full sun.

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply but let the soil dry out fully between waterings; reduce water in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining mix such as cactus or succulent soil with added grit or sand.
Temperature
Roughly 5–35 °C; tolerates light frost but protect from hard freezes below about -5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
Climate
subtropical

About

Dyckia remotiflora is a plant species in the genus Dyckia. It is native to Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil.

Four varieties are recognized:

Other Dyckia plants

Dyckia maritima · Dyckia milagrensis · Dyckia platyphylla · Dyckia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dyckia remotiflora 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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