Origin and habitat: Distribution: Northern Cape (Namaqualand), Republic of South Africa.
Habitat: Grows on arid quartz ridges mainly on the west and northern slopes of the mountains. The plants are frequent among fragments of white quartzite.
Description: It is a dwarf perennial succulent shrub, branched, erect or semi erect, 5-25 cm tall and up to 35 cm in diameter, that resembles a small bonsai-tree.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
| Bloom Season | Early spring |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Sarcocaulon monsonia |
| Common Name | Fineleaved candle bush |
| Dormancy | summer |
| Family | Geraniaceae |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Growth Habit | Columnar |
| Mature Size | 624 in |
| Native Area | Northern cape |
| Resistance | 5° c (or even 0° c) for very short periods |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Origin and habitat: Distribution: Northern Cape (Namaqualand), Republic of South Africa.
Habitat: Grows on arid quartz ridges mainly on the west and northern slopes of the mountains. The plants are frequent among fragments of white quartzite.
Description: It is a dwarf perennial succulent shrub, branched, erect or semi erect, 5-25 cm tall and up to 35 cm in diameter, that resembles a small bonsai-tree.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
| Bloom Season | Early spring |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Sarcocaulon monsonia |
| Common Name | Fineleaved candle bush |
| Dormancy | summer |
| Family | Geraniaceae |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Growth Habit | Columnar |
| Mature Size | 624 in |
| Native Area | Northern cape |
| Resistance | 5° c (or even 0° c) for very short periods |