Dyckia dawsonii x choristaminea large grower From the southern tip of

From the southern tip of Madagascar

This outstanding hybrid (‘Colores’ x ‘Strawberry’ (Beadle #1405)) is a masterwork of famed Billbergia breeder Don Beadle

This plant is one that the late Wally Berg and I collected in Costa Rica back in the 1990s

Has a somewhat upright growth habit until anthesis

in exchange for providing food and protection to the plant

Dyckia dawsonii x choristaminea large grower From the southern tip ofA handsome hybrid with many narrow leaves bearing oversized but soft spines. Both parents have narrow leaves and the dawsonii parent has large spines. This hybrid shows characteristics of both. A pinkish brown color with an overall wash of silver intensifies with strong light.