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Azuleja wrote:Perfect, I love Dyckia platyphylla when it looks like this. It's one of the hardier species and I've looked for it but haven't found it yet.
This will be a bear to take a cutting from. I once tried to just pull it out of the ground..all 200 + pounds of me,would not make it budge. THEN,after that,it thrived. I know its a coincidence but the shriveled leaf look it had,went away and it became what you see.
Wow, strong roots and a good plant to discourage sampling from passersby! I have several types of Dyckia that I plan to plant in the ground but I'm not sure which will acclimate here and which will croak.
Started to bloom in November and in March,still at it. Thats one long bloom period. I have to mention- the coloring of the leaves reminds me so much of our old 60's Avocado with burnt edging refrigerator. There,I said it!