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IAN'S PLANTS PAGE: PLANT PROFILES

Dyckia rariflora
Family: Bromeliaceae
Native to: South America, probably Argentina I would guess.
Habit and Size: Terrestrial bromeliad, leaves to 6" high.
Cold-Hardiness: Not really sure... perhaps 15°F if dry.
Relative Scarcity: Rare.

This attractive terrestrial bromeliad is easy to grow, but I haven't tested it outdoors yet. Like many dyckias, it forms numerous offsetts and reportedly forms large colonies over time. It flowered once for me, but the deer ate the seed capsules off it when they were almost ripe. Drat those infernal deer, drat them all to heck.

Dyckia rariflora.

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