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Dyckia ferox

A fiercely spiny terrestrial bromeliad from the Chaco and Paraná lowlands of Paraguay, north-east Argentina and nearby Brazil and Bolivia. It wants full sun, heat in summer and a drier, cooler winter, and is more cold-tolerant than it looks.

Dyckia ferox
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets 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

Terrestrial rosette bromeliad forming clumps on rock outcrops and in open savanna and dry forest edges; generalised from the genus.

Recorded at 63–300 m, median 134 m.

ParaguayArgentinaBrazilBolivia

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✓ 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.