Conophytum limpidumS.A.Hammer
Eye Leaves
Ophthalmophyllum limpidum
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Family : AizoaceaeSubfamily : RuschioideaeTribe : RuschieaeGenus : Conophytum
Conophytum limpidumis native toSouth Africa . It grow in vertical crevices from Pellaberg to the east of Pofadder in the Northern Cape responsibility .
Conophytum limpidumis a dwarfsucculentwith bodies consist of a pair of fleshy leaves mother into cylindric to reciprocally heart - shaped eubstance . It can form a thumping of up to 10 bodies . The body are bilobed at the vertex and can produce up to 1.2 inch ( 3 cm ) improbable , with the upper aerofoil valuate up to 1 inch ( 2.5 centimetre ) retentive and 0.5 inches ( 1.2 cm ) widely . They are vivid , shine green leaf , often blood-red - greenness when young , powerfully windowed at the peak , and with some scattered windows exsert down the upper sides . When accent , the bodies become xanthous - putting surface .
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The flowers are diurnal , scented of cherry blossoms , and look in the free fall , often paired with the 2nd flush come about a calendar month afterwards . The petals are narrow , stove from pallid pink and rose pink to clean , and measure up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 atomic number 96 ) long . The stamens and stigma are chicken to saffron white-livered .
USDA hardiness zones10b to 11b : from 35 ° F ( +1.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
MostConophytums need bright light but do not like too much intense sunlight . To avoid sunburn , send them in a position to incur a few hours of full sun in cooler periods of the day .
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These plants thrive better in a porous grow spiritualist that will drain apace . Use a commercial succulent soil specially design for grow succulents , or make your own premix .
WhenConophytums go dormant in the spring , they require short or no water . When plants start grow in the tumble , it is safe to water deep , let the soil to dry before water again .
Conophytums are scant affluent and do not need fertilizer if repot every two years . It is best to feed at the beginning of the growth period and just before unfolding .
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These succulent will benefit from repotting . Depending on the mass ’s size and increment rate , they typically require to be repotted every 2 to 4 years . The beneficial metre to repot aConophytumis at the beginning of active growth .
Conophytums are easy propagated by partition . They can also be grown from semen .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Conophytum .
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