Tylecodon longipesvan Jaarsv . & G.Will .
sept : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Tylecodon
The specific name " longipes(LON - juh - peez ) " think " long - footed , long - legged " and refers to the length of the leafstalk equate with the steel of the small leaf .
Photo byRay Stephenson
This coinage is native toSouth Africa(Northern Cape ) . It fall out in shot on quartzite cliffs at elevations between 1,300 and 2,600 understructure ( 400 and 800 m ) above sea level .
Tylecodon longipesis a dwarf , highly branched succulent with 1 to 4 leaves per limb . It slowly grows up to 1.2 column inch ( 3 centimeter ) tall and up to 8 inch ( 20 cm ) in diameter , form dense Master of Arts in Teaching . The branches are short with crack silver-tongued - grey bark , expose the green tissue paper . They can reach up to 0.8 inches ( 2 centimeter ) in diameter . The folio are green and covered with glandular pilus . They are lance - shaped to spatula - work , rarely somewhat transfer , measuring . The leaves are attach to the outgrowth by a petiole up to 1.4 inches ( 3.5 centimetre ) long and up to 0.8 column inch ( 2 centimeter ) wide . They are wry at blossoming .
The prime are erect , cylindric to funnel shape - shaped , green with white flower petal , and can hit up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 centimetre ) in length . They seem on shuck that can grow up to 0.8 inches ( 2 cm ) long in mid - summertime .
lighting : This succulent can survive direct sunlight picture without problem , but it will grow attractively in partial shade .
Soil : A well - drainingsoil mixis a samara to healthyT. longipes . miserable drain and overwatering most normally cause beginning rot in both indoor and outside industrial plant . Indoors , it is essential to habituate pots with at least one drainage maw at the bottom .
Hardiness : Like allTylecodons , this succulent is highly kind when it come to in high spirits temperature and also broad of cold , frost - free term during the winter . T. longipescan withstand temperature as low as 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b .
lachrymation : As a winter agriculturist , T. longipesrequires careful watering during winter and spring . Get the soil wet , and then look until it is teetotal before watering again . In summer , reduce watering to once per month .
fertilize : practice liquid fertilizer for cacti and other succulents during winter .
Repotting : You do not postulate to repot this plant often . you’re able to do it when the container becomes too small or shallow .
Propagation : T. longipescan be cultivate either by seed or by cuttings . Sow the germ in fall and wintertime . The best time for taking cutting is the fall .
find out more atHow to Grow and like for Tylecodon .
T. longipesis adapt to keep off brute predation being poisonous . Keep it away from children , pets , and livestock .
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