The Japanese bonsai porcelain square tray and the old Dyckia hebdingii

 

Dyckia can surprise and stare eyes if not on those black plastic ugly pots.

 

How long are they here?
Twelve years. One only plant was planted in the center. Two other heads perished when I was sad and sick from my spouse death. This also explains all that long time without posting here

I still miss Raquel.

The older we get more loses we collect.We have more friends in a cemetery than around us.

I feel alone. 

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I will set  a ceramic clay made by myself miniature house in there. The scenery will change.

It will be a nice looking setting.

Juca one of my two dogs, Brazilian caramel, is present here.

I praise this tray. It was hand made in Japan.

This is one plant only, 

a three heads plant,

Above they are wet.Three green/ silver living balls.

They seem to flee from their try no matter how beautiful, rare and costy it is.

Dyckia hb Dakota

 

Dyckia hb Dakota is a variegated plant. It can be fully variegated or just half moon variegated.

Here some Dyckia hb Dakota seed pods.

These seed pods are clearly variegated.

Seeds are Dyckia hb Dakota X Dyckia fosteriana Sengés hand pollinated, Some beauties arte promised to come out from this.

A bit about Dyckia flowers

 

Dyckia fowers can be seen in all shades of yellow, red, orange, red wine and almost black as in Dyckia tenebrosa. Here we can se Dyckia rondonopolitana flowers.Note they do not open fully and this indicates the plant grows in a very dry environment. these flowers are almost iridescent and very colorful, also de stem is full of colors. Dyckia rondonopolitana flowers and flower stalk seem to shine.

The plant must do all they can in order to attract pollinators as soon as possible for the flowers dry fast and easily in a harsh environment.

This is a rare Dyckia tenebrosa related Dyckia sp flower.

It also does not  fully open its flowers.

Dyckia seed pods

 

Opened seed pods. 

Seed pods always turn upward. They resemble cups full with seeds.
Seeds are blown by the wind and spread surround also they can fall on the rock 
and be carried by rain water. Rodents also play their role in spreading the seeds.

Dycki racemosa

 

Dyckia fosteriana sengé X Dyckia fosteriana Jaguariaíva

 

Dyckia encholirioides and one of its pollinator

 

Dyckia encholirioides a drab green one but when it blooms...

Nectaridae birds get crazy.... and so does every flying or walking creture.

Above, see the hummingbird

 

Dyckia distachya xanthic a reophitic one well too similar to brevifolia

 

Dyckia brevifolia var subidensis in bloom