Adromischus leucophyllusUitewaal
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Adromischus
Adromischus leucophyllusis native toSouth Africa . It is restricted to the mountain between Robertson and Montagu in the Western Cape province , where it grows on shallow grime between rocks , normally in a fairly shaded position .
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Adromischus leucophyllusis a minor , sparingly branchedsucculentwith suberect to decumbent limb that bear grey - green leaves , sometimes with few purplish speckle . The branch can produce up to 4 inch ( 10 cm ) long and 0.2 column inch ( 0.5 cm ) in diameter at the base . The leave are obovate to suborbicular , easy detached , and can measure up to 1.2 in ( 3 atomic number 96 ) long and 1 inch ( 2.5 curium ) wide . The young foliage are pallid greenish with a thick , powdery bloom .
The flowers are cylindric , slightly broaden towards the throat , grooved , and have white flower petal with pink mid stripes . They can reach up to 0.5 inch ( 1.3 centimeter ) in distance and appear in a spike - comparable thyrsus with 1- to 4 - flowered cyme in summer .
USDA hardiness zone10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
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Many coinage are easy to grow in any free - draining , game compost . Their succinct wont allows a assembling to be keep in a small place , and they develop well on any cheery window ledge or the top ledge of the glasshouse . Water mostly in spring / autumn and permit them dry out between waterings . Adromischustolerate cool , frost - detached conditions during the winter if kept dry . It is also important to keep water off the leafage during the winter . mealy bug and vine weevils can be discouraged with a systemic insecticide . ice hardy to 19 ° F ( -7 ° carbon ) .
Many metal money can be propagate from a unmarried leaf , which should be aim against the pot ’s side so that their ends bear on the compost . Some species drip their leave easily , and although each foliage will mould a new works , get a with child specimen can be challenging . In other suit , leaves for propagation must be carefully come away with a sharp tongue .
See more atHow to produce and Care for Adromischus .
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