Tylecodon leucothrix(C.A.Sm . ) Toelken
Bunny Ears
Adromischus leucothrix , Cotyledon leucothrix , Cotyledon swartbergensis
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Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Tylecodon
The specific epithet " leucothrix(loo - KOH - thriks ) " means " bloodless hair’s-breadth " and refers to the blatant white hairs on the leaf .
This species is native toSouth Africa(Western Cape and Eastern Cape , primarily in the Little Karoo ) .
Tylecodon leucothrixis a small , sparsely pronged succulent shrub with a thick primary stem and wooden-headed , heavy , narrow folio crowd together at the base tips . It can arise up to 12 in ( 30 curium ) marvelous . The stock is often tuberous and partly underground , milklike , grey , or grim fleeceable , rough with peel cutis , and can reach up to 2.4 inches ( 6 cm ) in diameter . The parting are lance - shaped with a well-grooved upper open , measuring up to 3 inches ( 7.5 atomic number 96 ) longsighted and up to 0.4 column inch ( 1 cm ) wide . They are xanthous - greens to green and covered in short white fuzz .
The peak are gullible to pale xanthous with garden pink to almost white lobes . They appear in summer when the plant usually starts to lose its leaves .
Soil : Awell - draining soil mixis the key to healthyTylecodon . hapless drainage and overwatering most normally cause root waste in both indoor and outdoor plants .
Light : Tylecodons can hold out verbatim sunshine exposure without problems , but they will originate beautifully in shadow .
Hardiness : Tylecodon leucothrixcan withstand temperature as low as 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b .
Watering : As wintertime is the growing time of year , Tylecodons need careful lacrimation from winter until the outpouring . Get the soil wet , and then wait until it is ironical before watering again . In the summer , reduce lachrymation to once per month .
Fertilizing : Use liquid plant food for cacti and other succulent in winter .
Repotting : You do not require to repot these plant often . you may do it when the container becomes too small or shallow .
generation : Tylecodons can be cultivated either by come or by cuttings .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Tylecodon .
Tylecodonspecies are adapted to avoid beast predation being poisonous . Therefore , keep them away from shaver , pets , and farm animal .
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