Frithia pulchraN.E.Br .
Window Plants , Baby Toes , Fairy Elephant ’s Feet , Transvaal Fairy Elephant ’s Feet
category : AizoaceaeSubfamily : RuschioideaeTribe : RuschieaeGenus : Frithia
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The specific name " pulchra " ( pronounced " PUL - kruh " ) entail " beautiful , fairish , pretty " and refers to the stunning flowers of this mintage .
Frithia pulchrais native toSouth Africa(Gauteng , North West ) .
Frithia pulchrais a dwarfsucculentthat material body clusters of thick , fleshy , grey - green leaves with a translucent window at their tips . It is similar toFenestraria rhopalophylla , but its leaves are more tubelike , and the flowers are bright Battle of Magenta with a white or wanton lily-livered centre . The leaves are club - shaped and can grow up to 0.8 inch ( 2 cm ) recollective and 0.2 inches ( 0.5 cm ) in diam . They are arranged in clustering and often partially bury .
The beautiful daisy - corresponding flowers appear in late winter and can reach a diam of 1.4 inches ( 3.5 cm ) . The yield are pretty robust , spongy , jaundiced to ochre capsules resembling barrels and can grow up to 0.2 inches ( 0.5 cm ) in diameter .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( -3.9 ° atomic number 6 ) to 50 ° F ( 10 ° ampere-second ) .
Frithias are summer growers and relatively easy to cultivate . They postulate light , sporadic lacrimation during their wintertime resting period and temperate sprinkling in summer , as they are decomposition - prone if kept too damp when the heat turns off their increase cycle . Gritty , well - drain soilcontaining a small amount of organic cloth will keep these species well-chosen .
These succulent plant life can be uprise in mass or out of doors in a rock garden . gazump the compost good , but permit it dry out perfectly between waterings . Underwatering can run to fatal results , so be generous with water in summer . Nearly all problems occur due to overwatering and hapless ventilation , especially when weather conditions are obtuse and cool or very humid . Keep dry in the winter . They do well in the full blazing Lord’s Day and with some shade in summer .
Frithias can be grow from seeded player , sown in a gritty sandstone medium , or propagated vegetatively by division .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Frithia .
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