- Scientific Name: Trichodiadema pygmaeum L.Bolus
- Family: Aizoaceae
- Genus: TRICHODIADEMA
- Species: T. pygmaeum
Origin:
Trichodiadema pygmaeum is native to Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it is found in fine-grained soils in the regions of Bredasdorp and Swellendam. |
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How to Grow and Care
It is advisable to use a sandy, loose substrate as sold for growing cacti and succulents, containing various sizes of sand and small stones to ensure drainage is essential for this type of plants.
They are very resistant to drought periods because their roots are tuberous, these hold water serving water reserves for plants. Water regularly young plants, and newly transplanted, irrigate with little water to wet the substrate, avoiding excess water is very damaging to this plant. Plant suitable for growing in climates with warm winters, suitable for rock gardens and flowerpots.
Some are relatively cold-hardy and can even survive mild winters outside. Most will survive temperatures down to freezing point. There are some Mesembs which begin to grow in the fall as the temperature drops and the days get shorter.
It prefers partial shade situations, with a few hours of direct sunlight at the beginning of the day or late in the afternoon. It can be adapted to sunnier sites and warm sites. You need a growing medium with excellent drainage...
– Learn more at: HOW TO GROW AND CARE FOR MESEMBS
This mat-forming species is one of the few species in the genus that do not have the typical leaf-tip diadems. It is also one of three species that have leaves covered in dense hairs (together with T.fergusoniae and T.strumosum)
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