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Dyckia fosteriana

A silvery, spiny rosette bromeliad from rocky outcrops in the highlands of Paraná and Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. It wants full sun, sharp drainage and cool winter nights, and tolerates light frost.

Dyckia fosteriana
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Records are concentrated on rock outcrops and open rocky grassland around the Curitiba plateau and nearby ranges, where Dyckia grow in full sun on thin soil.

Recorded at 0–1,740 m, with a median of about 1,000 m.

BrazilParanáSanta Catarina

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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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.