Tropicals > Conophytum > Conophytum marginatum > Conophytum marginatum
Conophytum marginatum
Origin: Northern cape, South Africa.
| Family |
| Aizoaceae |
| Genus |
| Conophytum |
| Species |
| marginatum |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Conophytum marginatum subsp. marginatum |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10b - 11a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 1.7 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 35 |
| Height |
| 15 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| In a potted succulent plant collection, in a small rock garden or as a potted patio accent plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun to partial shade in well-draining cactus grade soil. |
| Shape |
| Clumping. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| None known. |
| Habitat |
| In crevices of soil between sheets of bare quartz. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Fleshy succulent bark. Subterranean branches connected to roots. |
| Leaf Description |
| 20 - 100 elongate-obcordate lobed bodies measuring roughly 5 - 30 mm in height and 3 - 6 mm in width that sprout upward erect from subterranean branches. |
| Flower Description |
| Small flower similar in appearance to a daisy with a distinguishable perianth tube. |
| Colour Description |
| Pale green flesh occasionally speckled with a deep dark brown. Violet-purple blooms with golden yellow stamen. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth and leathery. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By seed or division. |
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