Tylecodon kritzingeriE.J.van Jaarsweld
Hook Butterbush
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Tylecodon
Photo byMichael Wisnev
The specific name " kritzingeri(kritz - ING - ger - ee ) " honors Kobus Kritzinger ( 1953- ) , one of the collectors of the species in September 1981 , then constabulary enforcement officer of the Cape Department of Nature and Environmental Conservation and Management .
Tylecodon kritzingeriis native toSouth Africa(Northern Cape ) . It occurs inside bushes on steep side .
Tylecodon kritzingeriis a lush works with one or several grayish ramification that grow from a tuberous base . The branches are slim , scramble or scandent , have dark striations , and can raise up to 3.3 feet ( 1 m ) tall . The leaves are green , smooth , linear , matt , slightly grooved above , and often recurved towards tips to help in climbing . They can quantify up to 2 in ( 5 curium ) long and 0.2 in ( 0.5 curium ) wide .
The flowers are good , vasiform , and pallid dark-green with a dreary maroon to reddish upper facial expression . They can reach up to 0.8 inch ( 2 cm ) in distance and appear on a still hunt that can grow up to 8 in ( 20 centimeter ) long in mid - summertime . The leaves are dry at flowering .
Light : This succulent can live direct sun exposure without problems , but it will develop beautifully in partial tint .
filth : A well - drainingsoil mixis samara to healthyT. kritzingeri . miserable drain and overwatering most commonly induce root decompose in both indoor and outdoor works . Indoors , it is indispensable to apply pots with at least one drainage muddle at the bottom .
Hardiness : Like allTylecodons , this succulent is extremely large-minded when it comes to high temperatures and also liberal of cold , frost - free conditions during the winter . T. kritzingerican withstand temperature as down as 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C),USDA Plant Hardiness Zones10a to 11b .
Watering : As a winter grower , T. kritzingerirequires careful lacrimation during winter and spring . Get the soil squiffy , and then wait until it is wry before water again . In summer , reduce lacrimation to once per calendar month .
Fertilizing : employ liquid plant food for cacti and other succulents during winter .
Repotting : You do not need to repot this plant often . you could do it when the container becomes too small or shallow .
Propagation : T. kritzingerican be cultivated either by seed or by newspaper clipping . Sow the cum in fall and winter . The good time for taking cutting off is the fall .
Learn more atHow to Grow and give care for Tylecodon .
T. kritzingeriis adapt to forefend creature predation being poisonous . Keep it out from children , dearie , and farm animal .
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