PROPAGATION. As in Dionaea muscipula.
SPECIAL USES. Terrariums.
Dyckia Bromeliaceae
Small, stiff fountains or sprays of spiny-edged leaves, spikes of orange or yellow flowers like a miniature version of the pineapple in various sizes and shapes. Some are not very dwarf. The dwarfs, to the best of my knowledge, are:
altissima—Light-green, tapering leaves armed with brown spines and yellow flowers.
fosteriana—Dense circle of sugary gray leaves with purplish sheen.
rariflora—Slim, sharp-pointed six-inch leaves with minute silver scales, spines soft and black.
CARE. Intermediate temperature, humusy soil, filtered sun, dry side.
PROPAGATION. Easiest from offshoots when suckers are large enough to handle. Root in sphagnum peat. Seeds, germinate on tissue napkins in a shallow tray covered with glass. Keep in light at 65 to 70 degrees.
SPECIAL USES. House plant.