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Dyckia rariflora

A spiny terrestrial bromeliad of the rocky uplands around Belo Horizonte and the Quadrilátero Ferrífero in Minas Gerais. Like most Dyckia it wants full sun, a very free-draining mineral mix, and a warm wet summer followed by a dry, cooler winter.

Dyckia rariflora
Photo: Elke Wetzig (elya), CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

Recorded between about 430 and 1,620 m (median 1,000 m) in central Minas Gerais, a region of quartzite and ironstone outcrops with campo rupestre and rocky savanna. The habitat details are inferred from the region and the genus, not from a species account.

429–1,624 m, median 1,000 m (19 records).

Minas GeraisBrazil Southeast

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.