Tylecodon pearsonii(Schönland ) Toelken
Cotyledon luteosquamata , Cotyledon pearsonii
kin : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Tylecodon
Photo byTamás Galcsik
The specific epithet " pearsonii(pronounced peer - Logos - ee - optic ) " honorsHenry Harold Welch Pearson(1870 - 1916 ) , a British - accept South African botanist .
Tylecodon pearsoniiis native toSouth Africa(Northern Cape , Western Cape ) .
Tylecodon pearsoniiis an impressivesucculentwith a egotistical foot that divide into a few short branches at the apex . It can grow up to 12 inches ( 30 cm ) tall , while the caudex can reach up to 5 in ( 12.5 curium ) in diam . At first , leg are covered with almost white round leaf scrape , later with brownish skin bark . The leaves are grey - immature to greyish - brown , ordinarily glabrous or with a few glandular hairs when new . They can develop up to 2 in ( 5 atomic number 96 ) long and 0.15 in ( 0.4 cm ) in diam .
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When the plant shed its leafage in midsummer , the heyday appear on ramous stalk that can grow up to 4 inches ( 10 centimetre ) long . The flowers are urn - shaped , off-white or yellowish , with reddish - dark-brown stripes and all right hairs on the inside , and can reach up to 0.6 column inch ( 1.5 cm ) in length .
Light : This succulent can tolerate lineal sunshine without problems , but it will also grow attractively in fond shade .
Soil : A well - drainingsoil mixis key to healthyT. pearsonii . Poor drain and overwatering most commonly cause root waste in both indoor and outdoor works . Indoors , it is essential to use can with at least one drainage cakehole at the bottom .
Photo byJuan Ramón Alonso
Hardiness : Like allTylecodons , this succulent is highly tolerant of high temperatures and cold-blooded , frost - barren condition during the winter . T. pearsoniican withstand temperature as low as25 to 50 ° F ( -3.9 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b .
tearing : As a winter raiser , T. pearsoniirequires careful watering during winter and saltation . Get the dirt sloshed , and then wait until it is dry before watering again . In summertime , reduce lacrimation to once per month .
fertilise : practice liquid fertilizer for cacti and other succulent in wintertime .
Photo byIsetti Gisele
Repotting : You do not require to repot this plant often . you’re able to do it when the container becomes too small or shallow .
extension : T. pearsoniican be cultivated either by germ or by cuttings . Sow the seeds in fall and winter . The serious time for acquire cut is the fall .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Tylecodon .
T. pearsoniiis adapted to keep off fauna depredation being toxicant . Therefore , keep it off from nestling , pets , and livestock .
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