Dyckia x (platyphylla x manier-lapostollei)

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 the leaves are arranged, with a slight curl downward at the leaf tips, makes each rosette seem to spin. Short recurved spines, spaced evenly along the leaf margins, intensify the illusionary spin evoking the analogy of an earthbound, spinny whirlygig.

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