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A small potted Kedrostis africana with green, deeply lobed leaves on a round caudex sits in gravel, with blurred caudex plants behind.
A potted Kedrostis africana with a bulbous base and slender green stems sits in rocky soil, with blurred similar plants behind it.
Close-up of Kedrostis africana showing its rounded, textured caudex, thin green stems, and lobed leaves among small rocks and gravel.
Close-up of Kedrostis africana showing its textured caudex and green vining stems, potted in gravelly soil.
Close-up of Kedrostis africana, a caudex plant with a bulbous stem and jagged green leaves, in a pot with small rocks; blurred plants behind.
Close-up of a potted Kedrostis africana caudex plant with a bulbous base and green lobed leaves, surrounded by pebbles and rocky soil.
Close-up of Kedrostis africana with a bulbous, textured base and green lobed leaves in rocky soil; blurred succulents in background.
Potted Kedrostis africana with a thick green caudex and branching stems in rocky soil; blurred succulents in the background.
Close-up of Kedrostis africana displaying its bulbous, split caudex and deeply lobed green leaves in rocky soil with succulents behind.
Potted Kedrostis africana with a swollen caudex, green stems, and leaves in focus; similar plants are blurred in the background.
Kedrostis africana with a thick, bulbous base and green, deeply lobed leaves growing in rocky soil; similar plants blurred behind.
Kedrostis africana caudex plants with bulbous bases and green vines in small pots, thriving in rocky, well-draining soil.
A small potted Kedrostis africana with green, deeply lobed leaves on a round caudex sits in gravel, with blurred caudex plants behind.
A potted Kedrostis africana with a bulbous base and slender green stems sits in rocky soil, with blurred similar plants behind it.
Close-up of Kedrostis africana showing its rounded, textured caudex, thin green stems, and lobed leaves among small rocks and gravel.
Close-up of Kedrostis africana showing its textured caudex and green vining stems, potted in gravelly soil.
Close-up of Kedrostis africana, a caudex plant with a bulbous stem and jagged green leaves, in a pot with small rocks; blurred plants behind.
Close-up of a potted Kedrostis africana caudex plant with a bulbous base and green lobed leaves, surrounded by pebbles and rocky soil.
Close-up of Kedrostis africana with a bulbous, textured base and green lobed leaves in rocky soil; blurred succulents in background.
Potted Kedrostis africana with a thick green caudex and branching stems in rocky soil; blurred succulents in the background.
Close-up of Kedrostis africana displaying its bulbous, split caudex and deeply lobed green leaves in rocky soil with succulents behind.
Potted Kedrostis africana with a swollen caudex, green stems, and leaves in focus; similar plants are blurred in the background.
Kedrostis africana with a thick, bulbous base and green, deeply lobed leaves growing in rocky soil; similar plants blurred behind.
Kedrostis africana caudex plants with bulbous bases and green vines in small pots, thriving in rocky, well-draining soil.

Kedrostis Africana is a caudex-shaped plant that is also known by the common name“Baboon's Cucumber”. It belongs to the family of Cucurbitaceae and is a winter-dormant plant. Baboon’s Cucumber is native to Nambia and South Africa. While the succulent can grow up to a height of 20 feet (6m), the caudex is about 20 inches (50cm) in diameter.

Growth Rate

While the succulent grows at an extremely slow rate, you can increase the speed of growth to an extent. The right amount of water, warmth, and fertilizer might do the trick.

Flowering

Kedrostis Africana produces green-yellow to whitish-cream colored flowers. The leaves are green and triangular in outline.

Watering and Feeding

Give it frequent waterings during the summer and keep it drier during the winters. Kedrostis Africana is often known for its ability to be self-fertile.

Soil

Let the plant grow in a porous and slightly acidic soil medium. However, change the soil regularly. This will strong base for the growth of the plant.

Hardiness

Since this is one of the pickiest plants out of the lot, its hardiness zone falls between 10a to 11b. The frost tolerance of Baboon's Cucumber falls between -1.1° C (30° F) to 10° C (50° F).

Light

While a sunny position is preferred by Kedrostis Africana, place them in a way that they are away from the direct blasting sun, especially during the summer season.

Propagation

All you have to do is take a sharp knife to cut a stem at the base. After letting it dry for a day, insert the stem into the soil and watch it grow.

If you do decide to buy this succulent, you will have an amazing time both growing it and watching it grow.

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

Yellow

Growth Rate

Fast growth

Hardiness Zone

10a to 11b

Mature Size

6 meters

Resistance

6c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)
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Kedrostis africana

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Kedrostis Africana is a caudex-shaped plant that is also known by the common name“Baboon's Cucumber”. It belongs to the family of Cucurbitaceae and is a winter-dormant plant. Baboon’s Cucumber is native to Nambia and South Africa. While the succulent can grow up to a height of 20 feet (6m), the caudex is about 20 inches (50cm) in diameter.

Growth Rate

While the succulent grows at an extremely slow rate, you can increase the speed of growth to an extent. The right amount of water, warmth, and fertilizer might do the trick.

Flowering

Kedrostis Africana produces green-yellow to whitish-cream colored flowers. The leaves are green and triangular in outline.

Watering and Feeding

Give it frequent waterings during the summer and keep it drier during the winters. Kedrostis Africana is often known for its ability to be self-fertile.

Soil

Let the plant grow in a porous and slightly acidic soil medium. However, change the soil regularly. This will strong base for the growth of the plant.

Hardiness

Since this is one of the pickiest plants out of the lot, its hardiness zone falls between 10a to 11b. The frost tolerance of Baboon's Cucumber falls between -1.1° C (30° F) to 10° C (50° F).

Light

While a sunny position is preferred by Kedrostis Africana, place them in a way that they are away from the direct blasting sun, especially during the summer season.

Propagation

All you have to do is take a sharp knife to cut a stem at the base. After letting it dry for a day, insert the stem into the soil and watch it grow.

If you do decide to buy this succulent, you will have an amazing time both growing it and watching it grow.

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

Yellow

Growth Rate

Fast growth

Hardiness Zone

10a to 11b

Mature Size

6 meters

Resistance

6c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)
Attribute Value
Bloom Season summer
Botanical Name Kedrostis africana
Common Name Baboons' cucumber
Dormancy Summer
Family Cucurbitaceae
Flower Color Yellow
Genus Kedrostis
Growth Habit Caudex
Growth Rate Fast growth
Hardiness Zone 10a to 11b
Mature Size 6 meters
Native Area Namibia and south africa
Resistance 6c
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.)

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