Tylecodon decipiensToelken
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Tylecodon
The specific name " decipiens(de - SIP - ee - enz ) " imply " catching , trapping , deceiving , cheat " and in all probability refers to the law of similarity of this species withTylecodon schaeferianus .
Photo byCorrado Coccorese
Tylecodon decipiensis native to southernNamibiaandSouth Africa(Northern Cape ) .
Tylecodon decipiensis a nanus succulent with an on an irregular basis shaped tuberous base that produces many offshoot , often forming a dense matt about 8 column inch ( 20 cm ) in diameter . The subdivision are legato and grey-haired - viridity with pallid peeling bark and without phyllopodia . The parting are grey - light-green to seldom brown and have a rounded apex of the sun’s way , taper base , and a flat to grooved upper open . They can grow up to 0.5 column inch ( 1.3 centimetre ) long and 0.4 inches ( 1 curium ) in diameter .
The bloom are tubular , hairy out of doors , and can reach up to 0.4 inches ( 1 cm)in length and 0.15 inches ( 0.4 cm ) in diameter . They are yellowish - light-green or flushed with purpleness and come along in summertime , when the plant cast its leaves , on ramose inflorescences that can farm up to 1.6 inches ( 4 centimeter ) marvelous .
Tylecodon decipiensis like toTylecodon schaeferianusbut is distinguished by its hairy corolla .
Soil : Awell - draining soil mixis the key to healthyTylecodon . pathetic drainage and overwatering most commonly stimulate root word rot in both indoor and outdoor plants .
Light : Tylecodons can pull through direct sunlight exposure without problem , but they will grow beautifully in shadow .
Hardiness : Tylecodon decipienscan withstand temperature as low as 25 to 50 ° F ( -3.9 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b .
Watering : As wintertime is the growing time of year , Tylecodons ask deliberate lachrymation from wintertime until the spring . Get the grime slopped , and then look until it is ironic before water again . In the summer , shrink lacrimation to once per month .
fertilise : Use liquified plant food for cacti and other succulents in winter .
Repotting : You do not need to repot these plant life often . you’re able to do it when the container becomes too small or shallow .
Propagation : Tylecodons can be cultivated either by seed or by cuttings .
Learn more atHow to mature and Care for Tylecodon .
Tylecodonspecies are adapted to avoid fauna depredation being poisonous . Therefore , keep them away from youngster , favourite , and farm animal .
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