Dyckia 'Nickel Silver'

Also Known As

Nickel Silver Dyckia

Plant type

bromeliad

size

H: 12"-24"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

8a-11

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Dyckia 'Nickel Silver' plant details

Dyckia 'Nickel Silver' is an evergreen bromeliad with blue and green foliage. In spring orange flowers emerge. Features glaucous and grassy texture. Grows well with sun and regular water. Prefers to be dry in summer. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Dyckia 'Nickel Silver'

Plant type: bromeliad
Plant family: bromeliaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: orange blooms in spring
Uses: container plant, rock garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Dyckia 'Nickel Silver'

USDA Zones: 8a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This pineapple relative has long, succulent, green leaves overlaid with silver and white spines. The flowers of 'Nickel Silver' appear in spring on spikes with orange blooms. Dyckia are the most cold tolerant of the Bromeliad family. They are drought tolerant but thrive on frequent watering during the active growing season. Keep plants on the dry side during cold weather. Grow outdoors under cover in coastal BC or as a pot specimen that becomes a winter houseplant elsewhere.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A beautiful shiny silver Dyckia hybrid. This terrestrial bromeliad will send up spikes of orange/red flowers that contrast beautifully with its icy silver blue foliage. Medium growing bromeliad.

By: Paradise Found Nursery

Rosettes of long, narrow, silver-gray leaves with hooked white spines set this dyckia apart. Summer flowers are orange on red stems to up to 4 ft tall. Individual plants are 6-10" tall x 15" wide, eventually forming larger clumps. Expects well-drained soil in sun to part shade with little summer water once established. Frost hardy to 16 °F, upper USDA zone 8. Fine in containers that are protected in winter. Bromeliaceae