Adromischus trigynus(Burch . ) Poelln .

Calico Hearts

Adromischus dwarf , Adromischus genus Rupicola , Cotyledon rhombifoliavar.spathulata , Cotyledon trigyna

Adromischus trigynus (Calico Hearts)

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family line : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Adromischus

This metal money is native toSouth Africa . It arise in shelter rock cranny in the northerly parts of the Great Karoo , from near Pofadder in the Northern Cape to near Aliwal in the Eastern Cape and into the southern Orange Free State .

Adromischus trigynusis a dwarfsucculentwith a much - branched , tuberous base and poor , tumid branch with gray-haired - green leaves mottled and often with a purplish - maroon marginal touch . It can get up to 2.2 inch ( 5.5 cm ) magniloquent and 4.8 in ( 12 cm ) in diameter . The leaves are compactly arrange , elliptic to orbicular , usually concave above and more or less convex below , and with acute border . They can value up to 1.2 inch ( 3 cm ) long and 0.8 inches ( 2 curium ) wide .

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The tubular flowers appear in late spring on stalks that can grow up to 14 inches ( 35 cm ) long and reach lengths of up to 0.5 inches ( 1.3 cm ) . The tube is pallid yellowish green and cover with a buddy-buddy flower . The petals are off - white to slimly tinct pinkish or deeper pink in the pharynx .

USDA hardiness zones9b to 10b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 40 ° F ( +4.4 ° C ) .

Many specie are easy to develop in any gratuitous - draining , mettlesome compost . Their compact habit allows a collecting to be maintained in a small space , and they grow well on any gay windowpane ledge or the top shelf of the greenhouse . Watermostly from leap to fall and let them dry out out between waterings . Adromischustolerates cool , frost - free condition during the wintertime if keep dry . It is well to keep water off the leaf during the wintertime . Mealybugsand vine weevils can be discouraged with a systemic insect powder .

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Adromischuscan be distribute from a unmarried leaf , which should be placed against the potty ’s side so that the stem end just tinge the compost . Some specie throw away their leaves easily , and although each leaf will shape a new plant , growing a large specimen can be dispute . In other cases , leaves for extension must be carefully detached with a tart knife .

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