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Dyckia aurea

A spiny terrestrial bromeliad from Goiás and the Federal District of central Brazil, growing on sunny rock outcrops in the cerrado. It needs full sun, a wet hot summer and a long dry winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Built from the genus: Dyckia of the Brazilian cerrado grow on exposed rocky outcrops and campo rupestre in full sun, often in shallow soil that floods in rain and bakes dry afterwards. Species-specific notes are thin.

Recorded at 660–1,200 m, median about 1,100 m.

GoiásDistrito FederalBrazil

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.