People offer some seeds once in a while but one must be extreme carefull here as Dyckias interbreed easely. There is no source of genuine Dyckia species seeds all over the world! Collectors keep their plants altogether and produce no relyable seeds. This doesnīt mean there is no striking jewels coming out from those seeds.
I do not know any true species collection larger than the one I keep but I continue to be allured by the Dyckia hybrids too.
Yes, The best way to keep any plant is out of any container. Dyckias are such a wonderful new breeze on the xeric world people use to open their mouths when seeing a big deep red,or a blue or a silver imponent Dyckia. All the rest turn into a kind of mongery thing.
Dyckias are seem in every color possible and all the hues in between. They came in every size from minute to gigantic plants and better of all they are not bye-bye plants. They bloom and bloom and bloom without ever dying of blooming and theirfloweres can be spectacular and even so they do not think it is worth to die for. A xeric garden of Dyckias is a constant celebration of live and joy. You mau keep then in all sort of places and areas but any Dyckia plance must be sunny to the extreme. They survive to weel below freezing but just survive. They luv the tropical way of living: free on the nude, watching the stars at night and relishing the sun at day time. See some small ones on their red side:
Arenīt alluring ?
They will never die from blooming!
They willnever bring flower to their own farewell.
Pardon me the others but this is fact!
They are not temporary plants nor bye-bye ones!
You can follow a plant during all your life no matter how long you live. We found plants here with more than 800 years and living!
...and better yet: they get better and better every year....age just adds to their beauty.
People are not used to them and the vast majority of us never saw a collection of this vibrant plants live.
In america you can find some people who sell them. They, the American guys have the most beautiful Dyckia hybrids in the planet today.
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