Origin: Namibia
The basic cultivation routine is: Give some water all year, more in Spring and again in autumn. Keep rather dry during coldest winter month and start watering regularly after the old leaves completely dry. (Usually late March or Early April) Water freely during the growing season, soak the compost fully but allow it to dry out between waterings. Some growers fertilize frequently, some hardly ever. Nearly all problems occur as a result of over-watering and poor ventilation especially when weather conditions are dull and cool or very humid. If too much water is supplied the plants will grow out of character, bloat, split and rot. Keep them in small pots as solitary clumps or as colonies in large, shallow terracotta seed pans. When in doubt DON'T WATER. Where the resting season is in the winter and central heating gives very dry air in the home, give a light top spray once a week to simulate the desert dew and prevent excessive dehydration. Overwinter them preferably not below 5° C (but they endure some freeze if very dry).
Note: After flowering in the summer and extending through winter season the plant doesn't need watering, but they will still be growing, the new bodies will be increasing in size extracting water from the outer succulent leaves, allowing them to shrivel away. In fact the plant in this time extracts water and nutrient stored in the outer succulent leaves, allowing them to dehydrate relocating the water to the rest of the plant and to the new leaves that form during this period until the old leaves are reduced to nothing more than "thin papery shells".
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | spring |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Dinteranthus microspermus puberulus |
| Common Name | Stone plant |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Aizoaceae |
| Flower Color | Dark green |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 10a to 11b |
| Mature Size | 2.5 cm (1″) |
| Native Area | South africa |
| Resistance | 7° C for short periods |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun to light shade |
- Description
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Origin: Namibia
The basic cultivation routine is: Give some water all year, more in Spring and again in autumn. Keep rather dry during coldest winter month and start watering regularly after the old leaves completely dry. (Usually late March or Early April) Water freely during the growing season, soak the compost fully but allow it to dry out between waterings. Some growers fertilize frequently, some hardly ever. Nearly all problems occur as a result of over-watering and poor ventilation especially when weather conditions are dull and cool or very humid. If too much water is supplied the plants will grow out of character, bloat, split and rot. Keep them in small pots as solitary clumps or as colonies in large, shallow terracotta seed pans. When in doubt DON'T WATER. Where the resting season is in the winter and central heating gives very dry air in the home, give a light top spray once a week to simulate the desert dew and prevent excessive dehydration. Overwinter them preferably not below 5° C (but they endure some freeze if very dry).
Note: After flowering in the summer and extending through winter season the plant doesn't need watering, but they will still be growing, the new bodies will be increasing in size extracting water from the outer succulent leaves, allowing them to shrivel away. In fact the plant in this time extracts water and nutrient stored in the outer succulent leaves, allowing them to dehydrate relocating the water to the rest of the plant and to the new leaves that form during this period until the old leaves are reduced to nothing more than "thin papery shells".
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | spring |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Dinteranthus microspermus puberulus |
| Common Name | Stone plant |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Aizoaceae |
| Flower Color | Dark green |
| Growth Rate | Slow growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 10a to 11b |
| Mature Size | 2.5 cm (1″) |
| Native Area | South africa |
| Resistance | 7° C for short periods |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun to light shade |
