I just finished my daily chores, watering, weeding, cleaning out planters, etc and came across some very nice Dyckia platyphylla. each is full of pups and begging to get out of the 1 gal pots they currently reside in. An unbelievable succulent bromeliad with striking color and form Dyckia platyphylla is a great grower that off-sets freely and produces blooms that last for months. D. platyphylla makes an excellent accent plant.
When left to grow in large enough pots or better yet in the ground, Dykia will grow into large clumps. The insert picture shows a mature 1st generation plant in a 24″ pot in full bloom.
I currently have 4 outstanding specimens, each is 7′ – 8″ across with 4 – 6 pups and sell for $14.95. I would like to find them new homes this Fall so if you live in the Southwest and need a beautiful accent plant for your Xeriscape or want to try in a show pot they are begging for a new home. If you live in the East and have a hothouse set up we still have time to ship before it gets to cold.
Finally, the Show Quality Plants Photo Gallery is now open. Current sections include the usual suspects; Succulents, Cactus, Agave, Caudiciforms, Pachypodiums, Lithops, Bromeliads, etc. I will be loading more pictures daily so keep checking back.
I am also loading two special sections for all my in-ground gardeners and hobbyists, Desert Landscapes and Bonsai & Water Gardens, that should be fun, so many choices. I will start off the xeriscapes with my own. I just finished it late Spring 2009 so it hasn’t matured yet but it is a great start if I do say so myself.
If you have a desert landscape, in ground bonsai garden or water garden feature that you would like to share with our readers you can do two things. First, and probably the best choice from an SEO aspect, you could make a comment on an existing picture within the gallery with a link or ping back to your picture on your blog or website, (I will check it out and then OK your comment) or if you do not have a horticultural blog or website you can just send me an email with your picture attached and I will just add it to the Show Quality Plants Gallery.
In the mean time have a look at the pictures I have loaded and leave your comments. If you have some time cruise on over to the Show Quality Plants Store and take a look around.
