Tylecodon wallichii(Harv . ) Toelken
Common Pegleg Butterbush , Pegleg Butterbush , Wallich Tylecodon
Cotyledon wallichii , Tyledocon papillarissubsp.wallichii , Tylecodon wallichiisubsp.wallichii
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Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Tylecodon
The specific name " wallichii(wall - IK - electrical engineering - eye ) " honorsNathaniel Wallich(1786 - 1854 ) , a Danish sawbones and plant scientist who worked in Calcutta , India .
Tylecodon wallichiiis native to southernNamibiaandSouth Africa(Northern Cape and Western Cape ) .
Tylecodon wallichiiis a small , sparingly branched succulent shrub with a greyish - blackened main stem and hoary - green branches . It can grow up to 32 inch ( 80 cm ) grandiloquent . The main stem can reach up to 2.4 inches ( 6 centimeter ) , while the branch up to 0.6 inch ( 1.5 cm ) in diameter . They are dumbly covered with foresightful phyllopodia , sometimes replaced by a peeling barque . The leaves are cylindrical or slightly grooved above , taper toward the vertex , curved inwards , mensurate up to 4.8 column inch ( 12 cm ) recollective and 0.2 inches ( 0.5 cm ) in diam . They are grey-haired - green to grey-haired - brown and crowd at the baksheesh of the offshoot .
The efflorescence are greenish - yellow , tubular , and can grow up to 0.5 column inch ( 1.3 cm ) long . They appear on marvellous , fork-like stalks when the industrial plant sheds its leaves in summertime .
grunge : Awell - draining territory mixis the key to healthyTylecodon . Poor drainage and overwatering most usually cause ascendant molder in both indoor and outdoor plants .
lighter : Tylecodons can survive direct sunshine photo without problems , but they will farm beautifully in shadow .
Hardiness : Tylecodon wallichiican withstand temperatures as depressed as 25 to 50 ° fluorine ( -3.9 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b .
Watering : As wintertime is the growing time of year , Tylecodons expect careful watering from winter until the natural spring . Get the soil plastered , and then wait until it is dry before water again . In the summer , abridge watering to once per calendar month .
fertilise : apply liquid fertilizer for cacti and other succulents in wintertime .
Repotting : You do not call for to repot these plants often . you may do it when the container becomes too belittled or shallow .
Propagation : Tylecodons can be cultivated either by seed or by carving .
Learn more atHow to develop and deal for Tylecodon .
Tylecodonspecies are adapt to avoid animal predation being poisonous . Therefore , keep them away from fry , ducky , and livestock .
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