Dyckia (goehringii × ‘Arizona’) × fosteriana special spine

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Reading the FormulaFORMULA DECODED

The parentage in the data table — (goehringii × ‘Arizona’) × fosteriana special spine — first makes the cross in brackets, then crosses one of its seedlings with fosteriana special spine.

1. STEP 1 — FIRST CROSS

   goehringii × ‘Arizona’

   → the seedling grex.

2. STEP 2 — SECOND CROSS

   grex seedling × fosteriana special spine

   → the plant on this page (record tag #tgn_dyc_gafss).

About the parents

• goehringii — the species Dyckia goehringii.
• ‘Arizona’ — a named cultivar.
• fosteriana special spine — a selected line of the species Dyckia fosteriana. It is written special spine in this formula, and our research notes record the “special spines” line as one used again and again as a pollen parent, asking the parent for spine quality.

ProfilePROFILE

Broad leaves overlap in a rosette, and the centre closes in a tight spiral. The leaves are covered overall in a thick coat of silvery-white trichomes and read grey-white. The margins are wavy, with large white teeth jutting out at intervals. A hybrid of (goehringii × ‘Arizona’) and fosteriana special spine.

white / silver

NotesNOTES

Dyckia (goehringii × ‘Arizona’) × fosteriana special spine is a hybrid. We record it in 1 Instagram post, on 2023-07-27. Record tag(s): #tgn_dyc_gafss.

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• 2023-07-27Small and BeautifulInstagram