Description
This low maintenance succulent from South Africa has thick triangular leaves. The edges have white hair-like structures that look a little like teeth.
Habit – Clump Forming
Resilience – Half-hardy
Flowering Time – N/A
Height and spread – 6 x 10 cm
Ideal Conditions – Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining soil or compost.
Possibile situation – Perfectly suited for planting in gravel gardens, paved areas, rockeries and small containers. Try mixing with other succulents and alpines.
Features – Drought Tolerant
Typical season – Summer
Flower Colour –
Foliage Colour – green
Flowering time – N/A
Planting recommendation – Container Prefers – Full Sun
Temperature tolerance – Hardy to at least -4oC degrees. Can survive winter in very well protected situations, especially if sheltered form hard frosts.
Plant care –
Family – Genus – Faucaria Cultivar – Tuberculosa
Pot Sizes – 9cm Pot Spacing –
Growing Media and irrigation – Well drained – keep dry
Feeding fertiliser – NPK balanced feeding Feeding frequency – Requires infrequent feeding (Low EC)
PH Recommendation – Standard 5.0 to 5.5 Common pests – Common disease –
Species –
