Adromischus filicaulis(Eckl . & Zeyh . ) C.A.Sm .
Adromischus filicaulissubsp.filicaulis , Adromischus fragilis , Adromischus mammillaris var . filicaulis , Cotyledon filicaulis
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Adromischus
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Adromischus filicaulisis native toNamibiaandSouth Africa . It occurs from Rosh Pinah in southern Namibia to Willowmore , Beaufort West , and south Great Karoo in the Western Cape , growing on stony side or loamy flats under George Bush .
Adromischus filicaulisis a slenderly branchedsucculentwith short branches and grey - immature leave , usually with red to regal spots . It easy grows and can reach up to 6 inches ( 15 cm ) in tallness . The stems are thick , fleshy , grey - brown , and can grow up to 14 inches ( 35 centimetre ) foresighted and 0.5 inches ( 1.3 cm ) in diameter . They are upright or decumbent and seldom with stilt adventitious roots . The leaves are analogue - prolate , measure up to 3.2 inches ( 8 cm ) long and 0.6 in ( 1.5 curium ) in diam .
The flower can make up to 0.5 inch ( 1.3 curium ) in duration and appear on spike that can turn up to 14 inch ( 35 atomic number 96 ) grandiloquent in mid - summer . The corolla metro is xanthous - unripe and red - tinged towards the hairless throat . The petals are white or tinge pinkish and broadly triangular .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Many species are easy to arise in any free - draining , gritty compost . Their thickset habit earmark a collection to be maintained in a little quad , and they mature well on any cheery window ledge or the top shelf of the glasshouse . Watermostly from outpouring to fall and let them dry out out between watering . Adromischustolerates cool , frost - free condition during the wintertime if kept juiceless . It is also significant to keep water off the foliation during the wintertime . Mealybugsand vine weevils can be monish with a systemic insect powder .
Adromischuscan be disseminate from a single folio , which should be placed against the side of the tummy so that the stem end is just touch the compost . Some coinage drop their leaves easily , and although each leaf will form a new plant , growing a large specimen can be challenge . In other case , leaves for propagation must be carefully detached with a sharp knife .
See more atHow to Grow and Care for Adromischus .
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