Orostachys malacophyllavar.iwarenge(Makino ) H.Ohba
Formosan Dunce Cap , Dunce ’s Cap
Cotyledon iwarenge , Hylotelephium iwarenge , Orostachys iwarenge , Sedum iwarenge
Photo viaflickr.com
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : UmbilicinaeGenus : Orostachys
adverse to its usual name , " Taiwanese Dunce Cap , " this succulent originates fromJapan , not China . The name bear on to the tall , conelike cast of its fall bloom chaff .
Orostachys malacophyllavar.iwarenge , formerly known asOrostachys iwarenge , is an attractive ground cover that organise cone - form rosette of fleshy , lavender - grey leaves . The rosettes can rise up to 2 column inch ( 5 cm ) in diam and fan out by little stolon , forming a ball that can reach a acme of 1 column inch ( 2.5 cm ) grandiloquent and a diam of 18 inch ( 45 cm ) .
Photo viaflickr.com
In late summertime to early fall , the rosettes are top with towers , up to 6 inch ( 15 cm ) improbable , jam with tiny , yellow to creamy - white flowers . Each flowering rosette die forth but is unnoticed among the multitude of small-scale rosette .
USDA hardiness zones4a to 8b : from −30 ° F ( −34.4 ° C ) to 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) .
As with most alike genera of theCrassulaceaefamily , this plant can outlive in middling poor soil so long as it is well - draining . This genera is verycold - hardyand can endure temperatures of -30 ° F ( -34 ° C ) . Allowsoilto dry to the touch between waterings and annul getting body of water on the rosettes . Orostachysactively in give and summertime . It require some bright visible light and does not tolerate high humidness well .
Photo viagarden.org
Orostachysself - propagates through outgrowth ; at a given time , one plant will form a dense mat of many . Propagation is primarily through offset breakup .
To break an offset , dispatch soil from the stolon ’s base to find the offset ( a thick root that attaches the puppy to the mother plant ) . It is best to use an offset that has already instal its ancestor . Cut the runner near to the puppy ( to warn roots from growing from the offset ) . post the branch into a small spate with well - draining , flaxen soil . Do not water until new growth is noted .
Learn more atHow to rise and Care for Orostachys .
Photo viagarden.org
press a pic to see a larger edition .
Did you get this helpful ? Share it with other succulent lovers !
