Dyckia

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	Habit: Shrub Height: ⇕ 12" to 4 feet Width: ⇔ 8" to 10 feet Lifespan: ⌛ Perennial Origin: ✈ Central and South America, including Brazil and Chile Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼ Full Sun Water: ◍ Moderate to Drought Tolerant Features: ✓ Flowers attract hummingbirds Hardiness: ☃ -4 to -7 C Bloom: ❀ Spring USDA Zones: 8b to 11 Sunset Zones:
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Dyckia (after Prince Salm-Dyck, German botanist, and author of a great work on succulent plants). Bromeliaceae. Succulents, grown under glass and in the open far South. Dyckias somewhat resemble century plants, but with smaller spines, as a rule, and flowering regularly. They are usually stemless, and the lvs. form dense rosettes. —About 60 species in S. Amer. For cult., see Agave. They are rarely cult, in Fla. and Calif., and in a few northern collections. Following have showy yellow fls. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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