Tylecodon ellaphieaevan Jaarsv .
Tylecodon cremnophilus
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Tylecodon
Photo byEmmanuelle Aubé
The specific name " ellaphieae(el - la - FY - aye ) " honorsEllaphie Ward - Hilhorst(1920 - 1994 ) , a well - known South African botanical artist .
Tylecodon ellaphieaeis native toSouth Africa . It occurs on sheer quartzitic sandstone cliff faces along the Rosyntjieberg massif in the northeastern Richtersveld , Northern Cape .
Tylecodon ellaphieaeis a dwarf , sparingly branched succulent with 2 to 8 erect to ascending branches that produce from a tuberous radix . It can grow up to 2.4 inch ( 6 atomic number 96 ) tall . The stock is idle maroon with yellowish - grey peeling bark and can get through up to 1.2 inch ( 3 cm ) in diameter . The branches are gray to grey - green with truncate phyllopodia and can rise up to 2 inches ( 5 cm ) longsighted and about 0.3 inches ( 0.8 cm ) in diam . The leaves are thick , heavy , green , and covered with glandular hairs . They are bollock - shaped , with a short stalk and upper surface channeled at the base of operations , measuring up to 1.8 inches ( 4.5 cm ) long and 1.2 in ( 3 centimeter ) wide .
The flowers seem in straight - top clusters on just stalks when the flora shake off its leaves in mid - summer . The flower stalk can grow up to 2 in ( 5 cm ) tall . The corolla is tubelike , faint green outdoors , white-livered - green within , with white lobes , and can grow up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) long .
Soil : Awell - draining soil mixis the key to healthyTylecodon . Poor drainage and overwatering most usually make root rot in both indoor and outdoor plant .
Light : Tylecodons can live on direct sunlight exposure without problems , but they will develop beautifully in tail .
Hardiness : Tylecodon ellaphieaecan withstand temperatures as low as 25 to 50 ° fluorine ( -3.9 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b .
Watering : As wintertime is the grow season , Tylecodons call for measured lacrimation from wintertime until the spring . Get the soil wet , and then waitress until it is dry before watering again . In the summer , reduce lachrymation to once per month .
Fertilizing : Use liquid fertilizer for cacti and other succulent in wintertime .
Repotting : You do not take to repot these plant often . you could do it when the container becomes too small or shallow .
Propagation : Tylecodons can be cultivated either by ejaculate or by thinning .
get word more atHow to Grow and Care for Tylecodon .
Tylecodonspecies are adapted to avoid creature predation being venomous . Therefore , keep them away from children , pets , and livestock .
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