Duvalia elegans(Masson ) Haw .
Elegant Duvalia
Ceropegia jacquiniana , Stapelia elegans , Stapelia jacquiniana , Stisseria elegans
In cultivation, Vredendal, Western Cape, South Africa. Photo by Paul Schultz. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
kin : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : CeropegieaeSubtribe : StapeliinaeGenus : Duvalia
The specific name " elegans " ( pronounced " ELL - eh - ganz " ) means " fine , elegant , bounteous " and refer to the graceful visual aspect of this coinage .
Duvalia elegansis aboriginal toSouth Africa . It maturate under bushes on gravelly dirt from Worcester to Riversdale in the Western Cape province .
In cultivation, Vredendal, Western Cape, South Africa. Photo by Paul Schultz. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Duvalia elegansis a magic succulent with short , dull green or purplish - tinted stems with 4 to 5 angles lined with conicaltubercles . The stem can be eitherdecumbentorascendingand can grow to 2.4 inches ( 6 cm ) tenacious and 0.7 in ( 1.8 atomic number 96 ) compact .
The star - shaped flowers are shiny , dark purple - Brown University , with coarse hair on theannulusand root of the corolla lobes , and the corona almost covers the annulus . They appear 2 to 3 together on stalks up to 1 inch ( 2.5 centimeter ) long , near the base of the stems , develop successively in fall . Thecorollais rather mat and can get through up to 0.9 inches ( 2.2 curium ) in diameter . The outercoronais sorry reddened - brown , disk - shaped , measure up to 0.3 inches ( 0.7 cm ) in diameter , while the internal coronalobesare wan brownish - jaundiced .
Duvalia elegansis thetype speciesof the genusDuvalia .
In cultivation, Wateringen, Netherlands. Photo byCok Grootscholten. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Light : D. elegansgrows well in full sun or fond shade and will benefit from light shade during the hottest summer day . Indoors , place the plant near the bright windowpane in your nursing home . It will load if it does not have enough sun . Avoid abruptly moving plant adapted to lower light levels to full sunlight to forestall sunburn .
Soil : you may habituate a commercial potting soil mix for succulents or prepare your own with 50 to 70 % mineral gritrock , such as rough-cut Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin , pumice , or perlite .
Temperature : This plant thrives in warm outdoor environments with down to moderate humidness . It does not wish winter insensate and should remain fairly juiceless and ardent during its wintertime dormancy . D. eleganscan withstand temperatures as depleted as 40 ° F ( 4.4 ° C).USDA Plant Hardiness Zones11a to 11b , 40 to 50 ° F ( 4.4 to 10 ° one C ) .
In habitat, Langeberg Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa. Derivative of a photo bySteven Molteno. Used underCC BY-NC 4.0. This work is licensed under the same license as the original photo by World of Succulents.
Watering : D. eleganshas typical watering needs for a succulent . irrigate your plant thoroughly during the growing time of year , from natural spring to fall , and reserve the soil to dry out between waterings . The plant goes abeyant in winter and needs almost no water , about once a month .
Fertilizing : Fertilizing is a near approximation to keep your plant healthy and thriving . feed in with water - soluble fertilizer diluted to half the recommend strength only when the works is actively growing .
Repotting : Repot your plant in outflow just before the grow season . D. eleganshas shallow root and does not want too much soil to raise . Pick a container with drainage holes .
Propagation : The best room to propagate this succulent is by stem cutting . Take cuttings during the growing time of year to ensure expert rooting . D. elegansis also easy to grow from seeds . Sow the seeds in spring .
Learn more atHow to produce and Care for Stapeliads .
D. eleganshas no toxic effects reported . It is dependable around dearie and humans .
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