Bromeliads

Fosteriana var robustior! Traveling in the state of Parana, Brazil, we came across this sensational Dyckia. We were impressed by the many flower spikes adorned with numerous orange flowers. Plants in habitat tend to be compose... More

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 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

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

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

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

Iron Spikes dyckia!

This plant was a selection we made from a batch of Dyckia velascana open pollinated seedlings. We suspect that the pollen parent was D. platyphylla but we did not spy on the hummi... More

A hot, hot dyckia! Finally, we have enough of this show stopper to offer. This most sought-after dyckia here at the nursery has glossy, succulent, leaves that are rich maroon-chocolate color contrasted by silver spines.... More

Spiny whirligigs! This hybrid came to us years ago from David Boudreaux of Louisiana. The plant, over time, develops into a mound of 10" to 12" symmetrical rosettes with leaves that are silver-grey in color. The way th... More

Blue bromes! This terrestrial bromeliad is unique in two ways. Unlike most Hechtias it is spineless with soft flexible leaves covered in white wool and it has lavender-blue flowers. All other hectias we have grown... More

Smooth flowing foliage! These bizarre epiphytes grow out of small crevices on sheer stone cliffs. The 3' long narrow spineless bright-green foliage cascades; at a distance resembling a frozen waterfall. Most effective when m... More

Red on red! Certainly one of the showiest species with rusty-orange leaves and bright red flower stalks with red flowers. Flowers in late winter when little else is flowering. Unmistakably unique container plant ... More

Cochabamba, Bolivia is at about 8400 ft in elevation and is an area of high, cool, seasonally dry grasslands. As you travel east and drop in elevation from Cochabamba you get more humid, moister and ... More