Sep 1, 2011

Dyckia reitzii, what a blooming!


Dyckia reitzii
Father Raulino Reitz was a Catholic priest and a notable botanist.
He discovered and described many Santa Catarina native plants and was
a most notable enthusiast of the bromeliads.
He was knaow as the  the Bromelias´ father.
Died in Itajaí, a close buy city here in Santa Catarina during a cerimony in his honor.


Dyckia reitzii is a mountain dweller and needs plenty of sub freezing temperatures
to survive and bloom.


Temperatures around -20 Centigrades has being recorded in its habitat!


cewrtainly one of the most beautiful Dyckia blooms.
A view of rocky mountain field full of plants in bloom is something to gasp...





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