Tylecodon buchholzianus(Schuldt & Steph . ) Toelken
Cotyledon buchholziana , Tylecodon buchholtzianus , Tylecodon bucholzianus
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Tylecodon
Photo byJukanmuri
The specific name " buchholzianus(pronounced buk - HOLTZ - ee - AY - nus ) " probably honorsReinhold Wilhelm Buchholz(1837 - 1876 ) , a German zoologist and plant aggregator .
Tylecodon buchholzianusis aboriginal toSouth AfricaandNamibia .
Tylecodon buchholzianusis a small , winter - uprise succulent shrub with a swollen , on an irregular basis shaped stem turn and many erect to scatter or rarely drooping branches . It slow grow , reaching up to 12 inches ( 30 curium ) in height and up to 10 inches ( 25 cm ) in width . The branches are milky or hoary - light-green and usually short . The older branches have peeling bark in brown flakes . It may or may not resolve to acquire leaves in the springiness , leaving photosynthesis to microscopic leaflets on the root . The unawares - lived foliage are unripened , almost cylindrical , and can measure up to 4 column inch ( 10 cm ) long and 0.2 inches ( 0.5 centimeter ) in diameter .
Photo byJukanmuri
The flowers are cannular , sick pink to red - purple , and seem on forgetful petioles from mid - wintertime to late fountain . They can develop up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) long .
grime : A well - drainingsoil mixis the key to a healthyTylecodon . Poor drainage and overwatering most ordinarily cause root molder in both indoor and out-of-door plants .
Light : Tylecodons can pull round verbatim sunlight photograph without problem , but they will grow beautifully in fantasm .
Photo byMichael Wolf
Hardiness : Tylecodon buchholzianuscan withstand temperatures as scurvy as 35 to 50 ° F ( 1.7 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones10b to 11b .
Watering : As winter is the develop time of year , Tylecodons require careful lacrimation from winter until the spring . Get the soil wet , and then wait until it is dry before water again . In the summertime , thin lachrymation to once per month .
Fertilizing : Use liquid fertiliser for cacti and other succulents in winter .
Photo byGiromagi
Repotting : You do not take to repot these plants often . you may do it when the container becomes too small or shallow .
Propagation : Tylecodons can be train either by seed or by carving .
Learn more atHow to Grow and like for Tylecodon .
Tylecodonspecies are adapted to avoid beast predation being vicious . Therefore , keep them aside from children , ducky , and livestock .
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