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In Rio Grande do Sul
This place resembles paradise in heaven:
Wich would u like to get, the cacti the dyckias or both?

This may give you a clue on Dyckia cultivation : Look this green carpet on the rock is sustained by a very rich organic substrate. Dyckias form themselves their substrate, They have how to collect organic material formed up above the rocks. These debris brought by the wind and the water of the rain ...

I do think all such plants here are true or at least very close to the true form. This plant is variable even in nature. Some clones are even more fantastic. The one the looks like bones left under the sun is the most saught after here, there and everywhere. The plant sprouts easily and thus the tru...

Dearest Gerhard your plants are suferring. These u show are in the need of water. This discoloration in the middle of the leaves indicates that. Dyckias do like water. They do not like it ever in abundance but they are water lovers! They stand in nature under water for more than 10 days. The reofiti...

Chanin, Yes and yes. Birds can be a burden(?) and we must be smarter than those fellows. But I keep on asking to myself: my holly Lord, u do have a lot of plants! Do u intent to sell them? your garden must be as large as our Cerrado. Seedling and what is on a seedling? I use to say a seed may be a b...

Dearest Mr. Chanin: Yes and yes. look at this seedling of mine from seeds collected in wilderness: This is much like yours . This will be one of your much loved ones, for sure. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/2941053887_3854f8a7e1_m.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/2941907180_54e35a7c34_m...

This one looks like a sculpture in bone: This one was also collected in wilderness when a seedling. Seedlings may be rare in nature: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2941016487_4df034e8e4_m.jpg http://img03.picoodle.com/img/img03/3/10/17/constantino/f_Cpia2deOut1m_53158d8.jpg <a><img%20src="...

This Species, in my opinion is one of the finest Dyckias. This one is young but it can turn to be a show with large spines and there are two or three forms. One that looks like a sculture make on bone, like those sculptures of the people that lives in Northern Canada. The one that this plant looks l...

...Und das ist alles mit meine Deutche. Hi Gerfi, yes your plants seem to be the real one or closer to the real thing, Dyckia dawsoni, than those spetacular Chanin´s plants. Yours are in the need of Intesive Care but hey look much like the real Dyckia dawsoni native to our Mato Grosso state. Ich can...

Yes my dearest Joachim, I do think this way. There is not some Dawsoni but only one. In field there may by some differences but never that showy. Chanin´s plants are just gorgeous, magnificent. - We use to forget how difficult to describe correctly a Dyckia is. One of the most busiest taxonomists sa...

This one surprised me. Amid all the other vegetables, grasses and so on. This Dyckia from Campo Alegre makes its ows show:

[align=center]Hi I am still learnig how to send pictures to you. Guess I am improving and must also improve my English skills.[/align] Das ist meine Platz und ist alle für dich: Campesina is a Brazilian word in Portuguese the mean those who live on the field. Comes from the world Campo (field) and t...

This place we denominate campos rupéstres or field with rocks. Here we have plenty of rocks, and Araucaria ( A majetic native pine tree) forest. In winters we do have many frosts and temperatures below zero centigrades. Let´s get a stroll in the wilderness...Come with me, be my guest: http://farm4.s...

Hi, I think one more time we are pointing a gnu and saying look at my pretty zebra. Dyckias out of Brazil or any other country they are native to have to be looked twice and even so stay a step behind before naming them. Some plants are impressive and much more beautiful them their native counterpar...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/2753411683_2ca67bd1d8_b.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2756565436_dbefdd68cb.jpg This may give you a clue of how to deal with these plants. They are not figthing for umidity ´cause they have plenty at disposal but water does not stays on their feet, just...