xDYCKTIA ‘Gemma’ | Santagata, Luigi | circa 2019 | |
Mature compact rosette to 40cm diameter. Thick, recurving, pointed, glossy leaves with upper surface dark green, sparsely grey-scaled and bronzed in strong light, each tapering to a sharp point. . The foliage reverse is densely covered by white trichomes and the margin with retrorse yellow spines tipped brown. A few offsets at the base. Lateral single spike to 80cm high with orange bell-shaped flowers. The grex siblings have similar appearance but some have no grey scaling. Reg. Doc. 1/2023 Country of origin: Italy | |||
Seed Parent: Dyckia marnier lapostollei | Pollen Parent: Hechtia rosea | ||