Tylecodon hallii(Toelken ) Toelken
Cotyledon hallii
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Tylecodon
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The specific epithet " hallii(HALL - electrical engineering - eye ) " honorsHarry Hall(1906 - 1986 ) , a British - born plantsman , botanist , and succulent plant aggregator .
Tylecodon halliiis native toSouth Africa(Northern Cape ) and southernNamibia .
Tylecodon halliiis a dwarf succulent shrub with a thick main stalk and branches that make a rounded treetop . It can grow up to 12 inch ( 30 cm ) tall , while the main stem can reach up to 3.2 inches ( 8 atomic number 96 ) in diameter . When youthful , branches are grey with sinister spot , becoming sour with ordinarily dark gray flaking bark at maturity date . The leave are yellowish - green to brown , smooth or with few disperse glandular hairs , and crowded at arm tip . They are kink inwards , sometimes with a groove on the upper surface , and can value up to 1.4 column inch ( 3.5 centimeter ) long and 0.2 inch ( 0.5 atomic number 96 ) in diam .
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The flowers are tubular and can reach up to 0.8 inches ( 2 cm ) in length and 0.2 in ( 0.5 cm ) in diameter . They are yellow - green , more or less tinged brown , glandular - hairy , and come out in spring .
Light : This succulent can survive direct sun vulnerability without problem , but it will grow attractively in partial shade .
Soil : A well - drainingsoil mixis a key to healthyT. hallii . inadequate drainage and overwatering most commonly cause root moulder in both indoor and out-of-door plants . Indoors , it is all-important to employ pots with at least one drainage hole at the bottom .
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Hardiness : Like allTylecodons , this succulent is highly tolerant of in high spirits temperatures and stale , hoarfrost - free circumstance during the winter . T. halliican withstand temperature as low as 25 to 50 ° farad ( -3.9 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b .
Watering : As a wintertime raiser , T. halliirequires deliberate watering during winter and spring . Get the soil wet , and then wait until it is dry before water again . In summer , keep down watering to once per month .
fertilise : Use liquid fertilizer for cacti and other succulents in winter .
Repotting : You do not require to repot this plant life often . Instead , you may do it when you see that the container becomes too pocket-sized or shallow .
Propagation : T. halliican be cultivated either by seminal fluid or by cuttings . Sow the seeds in spill and wintertime . The best time for taking cuttings is the fall .
Learn more atHow to Grow and handle for Tylecodon .
T. halliiis adapted to avoid creature depredation being poisonous . Therefore , keep it away from children , pets , and livestock .
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