May 3, 2009

Red, red, bloody red



This ribbon like leaves Dyckia is absolutely new and comes from Northeastern
Santa Catarina in Brazil.
Its flowers are a sight to behold being very conspicuous and charming.
Normally Dyckias produce drab meaningless flowers and rarely one may have its bloom recognized as beautiful.
This plant has a red or rubra for and not a red phase.
The rubra form is always red and the only green point is the growing area in the center of the rosette.
The contrast between upper and lower leaf side is striking in both forms.


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