Dyckia dawsonii x choristaminea large grower This plant is one that

This plant is one that the late Wally Berg and I collected in Costa Rica back in the 1990s

The upper leaves are reversed in color as the chartreuse becomes the dominant color with wavy burgundy horizontal lines

In checking

From the southern tip of Madagascar

Has a somewhat upright growth habit until anthesis

Dyckia dawsonii x choristaminea large grower This plant is one thatA handsome hybrid with many narrow leaves bearing oversized but soft spines. Both parents have narrow leaves and the dawsonii parent has large spines. This hybrid shows characteristics of both. A pinkish brown color with an overall wash of silver intensifies with strong light.