Dyckia goehringii #EL2718 HYLAEAICUM growing as an epiphyte or

growing as an epiphyte or saxicole on moss-covered limbs and rocks

Shiny green leaves and an inflorescence of pink bracts and short branches with blue flowers on a 24 inch tall scape makes this attractive species popular

flaring tube of green with bold silver banding

A native of Bolivia where it lives a lithophytic existence on sheer rock cliffs

Dyckia goehringii #EL2718 HYLAEAICUM growing as an epiphyte orNo doubt that this is one of the most spectacular and much sought of all the Dyckias. A silvery demon of a plant with wickedly spiny, recurving leaves and well armed stolons. Bright light to full sun brings out the best in this species as you can see in the photos. The extreme silvery plants were photographed in nature and the other potted one you can see is not as fully lepidote, even though it is an offset of one of the wild plants. We have never