Conophytum marginatumsubsp.haramoepense(L.Bolus ) S.A.Hammer
Conophytum haramoepense , Conophytum marginatumvar.haramoepense , Conophytum marginatumvar.karamoepense , Ophthalmophyllum haramoepense
Family : AizoaceaeSubfamily : RuschioideaeTribe : RuschieaeGenus : Conophytum
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Conophytum marginatumsubsp.haramoepenseis aboriginal toSouth Africa . It occurs in shaded crack and crack on quartz in Nama Karoo and Succulent Karoo in the Northern Cape responsibility .
Conophytum marginatumsubsp.haramoepenseis a gnome succulent with long - cylindric or pear - shaped physical structure , convex at the apex , and ordinarily bilobate . It can be spot fromConophytum marginatumvar.marginatumby the organic structure acme with no keel present . The physical structure consist of two opposite , part fuse leave of absence and can grow up to 1.2 inch ( 3 cm ) tall and 0.4 in ( 1 curium ) in diam . They are smooth or finely papillate , grayish - green or calcareous fleeceable to reddish , and hard pick out with green .
The showy flowers are solitary , daisy - like , and have magenta - colored flower petal . They appear in the fall and usually remain overt for a few day . The yield are 4- to 6 - chamber capsules .
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USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
MostConophytums need bright light but do not like too much acute sunlight . To void sunburn , place them in a location to pick up a few hours of full sun in cooler periods of the daytime .
These plants expand good in a poriferous growing medium that will run out quickly . Use commercial succulent soil especially design for growing succulents , or make your own mix .
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WhenConophytums go dormant in the spring , they ask little or no water . When plants begin growing in the surrender , it is good to pee deep , allowing the soil to dry out before water again .
Conophytums are light feeders and do not need fertilizer if repotted every two age . It is right to feed in at the rootage of the growth menses and just before flowering .
These succulents will benefit from repot . Depending on the plenty ’s size and increment pace , they typically involve to be repot every 2 to 4 years . The best meter to repot aConophytumis at the origin of the produce season .
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Conophytums are easily propagated by division . They can also be grown from seeded player .
Learn more atHow to turn and Care for Conophytum .
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