[ Eng-Esp] Amazing Nature Contest - August 2020 - #02 / Concurso de Naturaleza Increíble - Agosto 2020 - # 02

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Dyckia Brevifolia:

I've had this plant for a long time, someone gave it to me or rather, they exchanged it for a cactus since I collect and sell many cacti.

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I thought for a long time that this plant was also a cactus and I always kept it with them. Seeing a post from @ewkaw that also has so many cacti but more beautiful than mine I asked him if he knew the name of my cactus, the one who answered me was friend @nikv, who is very knowledgeable about plants and corrects my mistake, She lets me know that it is a Bromeliad Dyckia Brevifolia.

I have been looking for information about my "cactus" for so long and I never found anything! Now I have found what I was missing, its name.

The customs of the Brevifolia are not so different from cacti, This one likes exposure to the sun, although it tolerates semi-shade, it's originally from Brazil. It also likes moist soil but can withstand droughts, it doesn't flower yet but I know that after it blooms it won't die like other Bromeliads.

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This one is still very small. I already had four children from her and they are all fine. I like its stiff and thin leaves that have very fine white lines on the underside, but they have thorns on the sides of their leaves that are very sharp.

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Guzmania:

This other Bromeliad is a Guzmania. Some of its kind are epiphytes but this one prefers the earth. The mother plant only produces one flower and then it dies. On one side in the initial portion of the union of its root with the stem, one or two suckers are formed. It's sad to see that after having this plant for so long, which offers a very beautiful flower, it will end its life and give its children the turn to continue with the same evolution.

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This mother plant has already flowered and gave me two young children. I have already separated it from the mother plant and it has a small one growing attached to it.

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This Guzmania is in semi-shade and it tolerates it very well. Besides, he likes to have his soil moist but what I like the most about his habits is pouring water into the cone that forms on the top of the plant. Thanks to the union of its rigid leaves, one in front of the other, you can see how the water remains in that cone, until the water is absorbed by the plant.

You can see the wonders of nature that these two Bromeliads offer us.

I encourage you to have these plants if your environment is suitable for their preservation.

This is a post for the Amazing Nature Contest hosted by @adalger.

If you want to participate in this wonderful contest as well, just go to this link, and you'll find all of the important information.

God always blesses us.

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Hace mucho tiempo que tengo esta planta. Me la obsequiaron o mejor dicho me la intercambiaron por un cactus, ya que colecciono y vendo muchos cactus.

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Pensé por mucho tiempo que esta planta también era un cactus y la mantuve siempre junto a ellos. Viendo una publicación de @ewkaw que también tiene tantos cactus pero más hermosos que los míos. Le hice la pregunta sobre si conocía el nombre de mi cactus. Pero quien me contesto fue la amiga @nikv, quien es muy conocedora de las plantas y me corrige mi error. Me hace saber que es una Bromelia Dyckia Brevifolia.

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Vaya tanto tiempo buscando información sobre mi equivocado cactus y nunca encontré nada y ahora ya encontré lo que me faltaba, su nombre.

Las costumbres de la Brevifolia no son tan distintas a los cactus. A esta le gusta la exposición al sol, aunque tolera la semisombra. Es original de Brasil. También le gusta la tierra húmeda pero soporta las sequías. Aun no florece pero ya se que después de florecer no morirá como otras Bromelias.

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Esta es muy pequeña aun. Ya obtuve cuatro hijuelos de ella y todos están bien. Me gustan sus hojas rígidas y delgadas con líneas muy finas y blancas en su envés. Pero tienen espinas en los lados de sus hojas que son muy afiladas.

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Esta otra Bromelia es una Guzmania. Algunas de su clase son epífitas pero esta prefiere la tierra. La planta madre solo tiene una flor. Y luego muere. A un lado en la porción inicial de la unión de su raíz con el tallo se forman uno o dos hijuelos. Es triste ver que después de tener por tanto tiempo a esta planta, que brinda una muy hermosa flor, terminará su vida y dará a sus hijuelos el turno para continuar con la misma evolución.

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Esta planta madre ya floreció y me dio dos hijuelos. Ya lo separé de la planta madre y le queda uno pequeño creciendo pegado a ella.

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La Guzmania está en semisombra, la tolera muy bien. Aparte le gusta tener su tierra húmeda pero lo que más me gusta de sus costumbres es echar agua en el cono que se forma en la cima de la planta. La unión de sus rígidas hojas, una frente a la otra. Se unen en su porción proximal y por arriba se puede observar como el agua permanece en ese cono. Hasta que el agua desaparece absorbida por la planta.

Pueden ver las maravillas de la naturaleza que nos ofrecen estas dos Bromelias.
Les invito a tener estas plantas si el ambiente es adecuado para su preservación.

Esta es una publicación para el concurso de la maravillosa naturaleza alojado por @adalger.

Si quieres publicar en este maravilloso concurso solo entra a este link
Y tendrás toda la información.

Dios nos bendice siempre.

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I don't know that much of plants but it does look a lot like a cactus - good that you know now what it is :)

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Yes, it is good to know. I always like to know the name of my plants. That way I know what living conditions to give him. Because with the name I look for a lot of information online and I see what my plant needs.
Thank you for your comment.

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Great post about the cacti ^^ I really like this one too. It looks a little bit like a bush, only that is made from long stiff and sharp cacti leafs, hehe ^^ Great to hear that you managed to get so man children from them. One day you will have a huuuge cacti family sitting at your homeplace ;)

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In another post I will bring you all my cacti.
These are not. They are Bromeliads and do not belong to the cactus family.

But I have a large collection of cacti at home. More than 100 cacti but with about 20 of different species.

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Wow, thats not only a small family of cacti, thats already a huuuuge cacti clan, hehe ^^ .. If you ever do a post where all of them are explained and compared to each other this would make a fantastic contest entry ;) ,, You can also start a 20 episode long cacti series, which would be awesome too

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Good ideas! Thank you!

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Bromeliads are so delightful to have around, easy to maintain not needing much watering.

Good to hear you have identified the plant you have nurtured, sometimes it takes forever finding out what one plant is.

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