Bromeliads

Seedling Mix! When growing seed collected from open pollinated Dyckia, you never know what you will get. The colors of the leaves vary; the leaf shape, length and width varies; and the amount and arrangement of the... More

We were at the home of Sr. Roberto Kautsky when he gave us seed of this Bromeliad. He said it was very rare in the wild and we were honored that he gave us the seed. The margins of long and slender st... More

Giant Aechmea! The largest growing hardy bromeliad you can grow in the deep south. The light green leaves are heavily armed and outreaching, so plant away from the garden path but in view of a window where on cold w... More

In spring when this little cutie is in bloom we have to hide it from visitors to the nursery. The combination of the sky-blue flowers (that to us look like beady little crab eyes) set against hot-pink... More

The papa bear! If aechmeas were the three bears. This is the big one with a large, showy flower spike belted in red bracts from which purple flowers emerge. This spike arches above the foliage and is produced in mid... More

We obtained this intriguing hybrid from Tropiflora Nursery several years ago. Initially, we were curious to see if it would have any of the cold hardiness of its A. recurvata parent. Over the... More

A winter bloomer! Every winter this plant has surprised us with exotic blossoms in striking color combinations. The royal-blue and chartreuse flowers hang with fiery red bracts, in a season when little else blooms. Eve... More

The moon glows! An irresistible color variant that marks the passing of time with new foliage that is canary yellow. As the foliage ages it slowly changes to dark green. This plant can communicate with its owner indi... More

Wild brevifolia! Dyckia brevifolia is an easy to cultivate plant that forms a compact rosette of bristly, rich-green succulent leaves. It performs best in well-drained soil, and likes some afternoon shade during the s... More

Spaghetti bowl Dyckia! This Dyckia is versatile and tough. The small mature size and non lethal spines makes it touchable, easily manageable and quite suitable for pot culture. Its tolerance to cold (temperatures down into ... More

Spiny pinwheel! The symmetrical, pinwheel-like rosettes have a great amber-bronze color in good light. The margins of the leaves have prominent, sharp, recurving teeth that are a much lighter color compared to the le... More

Dyckia distachya is a small Dyckia species native to Santa Catarina, Brazil. It has small rosettes with green to reddish leaves and offsets slowly to form small colonies. The small rosettes resemble D... More

Var. spinosissima ??? This possibly new variety of Dyckia encholirioides hales from the praias (beaches in Portuguese) near San Francisco do Sul in the state of Santa Catarina , Brazil. In general, these plants ha... More

Silver Sheen! In this selection the entire plant is covered in silver down that causes the coca-cola green tint of the leaves to look a dusty silver. Great bud imprinting as well! These are great plants for pots or... More

Clumping starfish! Small, rosette-forming species that quickly spreads to form colonies. Its small size and vigor make it ideal in pots or a garden rockery. Orange blooms top the tall flower spikes. A great landscape pl... More

We received seed of this recently described species from Dyckia collector Constanio Gastaldi of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil several years ago. It is native to Goias State in Brazil. The plants f... More

Burnt to life Dyckia! Constantino Gastaldi says he and a friend came upon this plant after it had been used as a campfire platform by campers and was totally blackened and charred. Constantino’s friend insisted on taking... More

A plant native to dry Chaco where it can be found with skinny stemmed tree cacti; leafless Mesquites, that have 8" thorns; Gymnocalycium pflanzii: several Echinopsis and enough other spiny things to s... More

Natural variable Dyckia complex or hybrid swarm? In 2010, we had the opportunity to travel in and around the town of Campo Alegre, in Santa Catarina, Brazil, with Constantino Gastaldi as our guide. He showed us several populations of Dyckia around t... More

Social animals often gain security by living in tight knit communities. All of the diligence and efforts of the individuals help to insure the survival of the group and the species. Though it may not... More

Silver starfish! This is possibly the most cold hardy Dyckia species. I say this because the plants from the area in Argentina where this species is native have proven to be quite cold hardy. Dyckias sold as La Rioja ... More

Cherry Coke Dyckia! Over the years this Dyckia clone has consistently been one of our favorites. The dark, rich-red leaf color, the large overall mature size, and the tall, branching, floriferous flower spikes are all at... More

Soda Straw Dyckia! This seedling spontaneously occurred amongst other plants in the nursery several years ago and, thanks to keen eyes, it was spotted and saved. It produces numerous thin, narrow leaves which are modera... More

Spider Witch! This Dyckia hybrid is one our selections from a batch of Dyckia choristaminae x seedlings. We selected it because we like the unruly, mounding rosette composed of a multitude of narrow, 8 in. long, ri... More