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Fockea edulis succulent with long green leaves and a bulbous base in a pot filled with rocks and soil, against a black background.
Fockea edulis succulent in a pot, thick bulbous base, arching stems, wavy green leaves, atop small rocks against a dark background.
Fockea edulis succulent with a swollen base and green leaves in rocky soil, set against a black background.
A small Fockea edulis succulent in a pot, featuring a bulbous base, curved stem, and green leaves set in pebbles on a black surface.
Fockea edulis succulent in a pot, featuring a bulbous stem and slender green leaves, set in soil with colorful pebbles on black.
A small Fockea edulis succulent with wavy green leaves in a square pot of pebbly soil, set against a plain black background.
Fockea edulis succulent with elongated green leaves in a gravel-filled pot, displayed against a plain black background.
Small Fockea edulis succulent with elongated leaves and thick, short trunk in gravel-filled pot, shown on a plain black background.
Fockea edulis succulent with thick green wavy leaves and a bulbous stem in a square pot of pebbly soil, set on black background.
A small Fockea edulis with a thick, bulbous stem in a green square pot with gravelly soil, displayed on a plain black background.
A small Fockea edulis succulent with a bulbous base and green leaves grows in light gravel, set against a blurred stone wall background.
Small Fockea edulis with green leaves and a thick base in light gravel, planted in a brown plastic pot. Stone wall in background.
Fockea edulis succulent with a bulbous base and slender stems in a pot of light pebbles, displayed against a stone wall.
A potted Fockea edulis bonsai succulent with a bulbous base and slender branches sits on gravel beside a stone wall.
Close-up of a Fockea edulis caudex with a thick, textured stem in light gravel, potted, against a softly blurred background.
A small Fockea edulis succulent in a pot, featuring a bulbous base and trailing stems, set against greenery and a stone wall.
A small potted Fockea edulis with a rounded, bulbous base and green leaves grows at an angle in a pebble-topped pot on white background.
Fockea edulis succulent with a round bulbous base in a small brown pot on gravel soil, shown against a white background.
Fockea edulis succulent with a thick bulbous stem and green leaves in a brown plastic pot with light gravel, shown on a white background.
A potted Fockea edulis with a thick bulbous base and slender leafy vine sits on a light surface before a stone wall with green ivy.
Fockea edulis succulent with long green leaves and a bulbous base in a pot filled with rocks and soil, against a black background.
Fockea edulis succulent in a pot, thick bulbous base, arching stems, wavy green leaves, atop small rocks against a dark background.
Fockea edulis succulent with a swollen base and green leaves in rocky soil, set against a black background.
A small Fockea edulis succulent in a pot, featuring a bulbous base, curved stem, and green leaves set in pebbles on a black surface.
Fockea edulis succulent in a pot, featuring a bulbous stem and slender green leaves, set in soil with colorful pebbles on black.
A small Fockea edulis succulent with wavy green leaves in a square pot of pebbly soil, set against a plain black background.
Fockea edulis succulent with elongated green leaves in a gravel-filled pot, displayed against a plain black background.
Small Fockea edulis succulent with elongated leaves and thick, short trunk in gravel-filled pot, shown on a plain black background.
Fockea edulis succulent with thick green wavy leaves and a bulbous stem in a square pot of pebbly soil, set on black background.
A small Fockea edulis with a thick, bulbous stem in a green square pot with gravelly soil, displayed on a plain black background.
A small Fockea edulis succulent with a bulbous base and green leaves grows in light gravel, set against a blurred stone wall background.
Small Fockea edulis with green leaves and a thick base in light gravel, planted in a brown plastic pot. Stone wall in background.
Fockea edulis succulent with a bulbous base and slender stems in a pot of light pebbles, displayed against a stone wall.
A potted Fockea edulis bonsai succulent with a bulbous base and slender branches sits on gravel beside a stone wall.
Close-up of a Fockea edulis caudex with a thick, textured stem in light gravel, potted, against a softly blurred background.
A small Fockea edulis succulent in a pot, featuring a bulbous base and trailing stems, set against greenery and a stone wall.
A small potted Fockea edulis with a rounded, bulbous base and green leaves grows at an angle in a pebble-topped pot on white background.
Fockea edulis succulent with a round bulbous base in a small brown pot on gravel soil, shown against a white background.
Fockea edulis succulent with a thick bulbous stem and green leaves in a brown plastic pot with light gravel, shown on a white background.
A potted Fockea edulis with a thick bulbous base and slender leafy vine sits on a light surface before a stone wall with green ivy.

Fockea edulis, also commonly known as ‘Hottentot bread’, can reach up to the height of 4 m. The thin vining winter-dormant plant has twisted tuberous roots and stems up to 10 feet long that grow from large up to 2 feet wide. Fockea edulis has its origin in South Africa and belongs to the Apocynaceae family.

Flowering

These plants bloom in late summer and produce beautiful Greenish-white flowers.

Watering and Feeding

Water Hottentot bread frequently from spring to fall, allowing the soil to dry out between waterings. Watering should be reduced in the winter and water only to keep the tuber from shriveling. Feed during the growing season with a high-nitrogen fertilizer, having a low potassium level to force tuber growth.

Soil

The best soil for your succulent is a fast-draining soil mix.

Hardiness

The Fockea edulis plant is cold-hardy. It has a frost tolerance of -2° C (28.4° F) and belongs to the hardiness zone of 9b to 11.

Light

These plants prefer to grow in partial shade sun exposure. They can tolerate full sun but require some shade during the hottest part of the day.

Propagation

Plants of the Hottentot bread are relatively simple to grow from seed. They are dioecious, which means that both male and female plants are required to produce seeds.

Fockea edulis is the best plant for your garden. It looks eye-catching and can be kept in a variety of settings.

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season

Summer

Flower Color

Green

Growth Rate

Slow

Hardiness Zone

7 to 10

Mature Size

4 meters

Resistance

2 °c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)
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Fockea edulis, also commonly known as ‘Hottentot bread’, can reach up to the height of 4 m. The thin vining winter-dormant plant has twisted tuberous roots and stems up to 10 feet long that grow from large up to 2 feet wide. Fockea edulis has its origin in South Africa and belongs to the Apocynaceae family.

Flowering

These plants bloom in late summer and produce beautiful Greenish-white flowers.

Watering and Feeding

Water Hottentot bread frequently from spring to fall, allowing the soil to dry out between waterings. Watering should be reduced in the winter and water only to keep the tuber from shriveling. Feed during the growing season with a high-nitrogen fertilizer, having a low potassium level to force tuber growth.

Soil

The best soil for your succulent is a fast-draining soil mix.

Hardiness

The Fockea edulis plant is cold-hardy. It has a frost tolerance of -2° C (28.4° F) and belongs to the hardiness zone of 9b to 11.

Light

These plants prefer to grow in partial shade sun exposure. They can tolerate full sun but require some shade during the hottest part of the day.

Propagation

Plants of the Hottentot bread are relatively simple to grow from seed. They are dioecious, which means that both male and female plants are required to produce seeds.

Fockea edulis is the best plant for your garden. It looks eye-catching and can be kept in a variety of settings.

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season

Summer

Flower Color

Green

Growth Rate

Slow

Hardiness Zone

7 to 10

Mature Size

4 meters

Resistance

2 °c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)
Attribute Value
Bloom Season Summer
Botanical Name Fockea edulis
Common Name Hottentot bread
Dormancy Winter
Family Apocynaceae
Flower Color Green
Genus Fockea
Growth Habit Round
Growth Rate Slow
Hardiness Zone 7 to 10
Mature Size 4 meters
Native Area South africa
Resistance 2 °c
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.)

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