This first came from Thailand, which is a funny story in itself. Originated in California, went to Japan, then to Thailand, and then this to me back to California. You could say it is the progeny of a very well traveled plant, across the world and back again. It was simply called "Dick Wright hybrid".
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Aloe "Little Snow" (descoingsii X Doran Black)
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So far, my only Bromeliads are Dyckia, and have been dabbling with them, and have collected some which to my eye are distinctive and very attractive. The attraction there for me is the usual spiny rosette reminiscent of agave. The most interesting ones are the spiniest, and color and texture come into play as well. There are so many now out there though, with all the hybridizing going on, and so many that look quite similar and not particularly noteworthy. Running down a search on Ebay, for example, as a resource where one can peruse a great many at once, so many look pedestrian, and only a few really stand out. Resultingly, I've found my interest in them has not kept pace with my interest in Aloe, Agave, Echeveria, Sansevieria.... Of late, I've grown fond of Gasteria and Haworthia. The highly attractive aspect of Haworthia is they are not only diverse, but on the whole quite miniature, and therefor much more "reasonable" to acquire many in a smaller space (well...."reasonable" excepting the cost. Many very awesome looking ones are extremely pricey). Another hurdle for me with Dyckia, is that I've only had 2 different ones bloom so far, and not at the same time either. One has bloomed twice, a particularly nice marnier-lapostollei, and a 'Gray Ops' which bloomed last year. As such, I haven't been able to cross any as originally intended. Perhaps as my specimens mature over time, I'll have more luck with that. But, it does appear to me that I have zero talent in germinating those seeds. So far, the couple of times I purchased seeds, zero germination. I've researched, followed other successful grower's procedure by the letter, and nothing. Maybe the seeds were bad, but probably it's me. 
For whatever reasons, my reality is telling me that propagating Dyckia by seed may not be my thing. 
Another reason to focus more on them in specific relation to my greater interests.
I am very very motivated with Aloe crosses now but I need more special mother plants . I am crossing too Gasterias x Aloes. I will follow your progress, spination 