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Dyckia marnier-lapostollei

A silvery, trichome-coated Dyckia from rocky outcrops of the central Brazilian cerrado at about 1,000 to 1,300 m. It wants full sun, hot days, and a pronounced dry winter.

Dyckia marnier-lapostollei
Photo: Megan Hansen from Portland, OR, US, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

A rosette bromeliad growing on rocky outcrops and thin soils in campo rupestre and cerrado on the central Brazilian plateau, fully exposed to sun.

Recorded 1,000 to 1,336 m, median about 1,200 m.

GoiásDistrito FederalMinas Gerais

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.