Huernia pillansiiN.E. Br .
Cocklebur , Cockle Burrs
Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : StapeliaeGenus : Huernia
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Huernia pillansiiis a smallsucculentthat forms impenetrable to idle thud of erect or ascending stems covered in tubercles point into a soft bristle . The stems are subglobose when young , becoming narrowly oval or cylindrical with age . They are up to 7.2 inches ( 18 cm ) tenacious and 0.6 inch ( 1.5 centimeter ) in diam , excluding teeth . The nodule are up to 0.4 column inch ( 1 cm ) long and arrange into 10 to 1,6 , often spiraling rows .
The showy star - corresponding peak are up to 2 inches ( 5 cm ) across and appear freely from former summertime to early gloaming . Outside , they are xanthous to pinkish , becoming pick towards the basis , politic with three raise longitudinal veins on the lobes and the upper part of the tubing . The inner surface is densely papillate , pick - colored , delicately spotted with red , and , from a length , has the appearance of being wan brown all over .
USDA hardiness zones10b to 11b : from 35 ° F ( +1.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
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Huernias require apotting mix with excellent drainage . A succulent plant mix of 50 pct pumice stone or perlite , 25 percent peat or constitutional mulch , and 25 percentage sand helps prevent decompose andoverwatering . Roots experience dieback in cool - time of year quiescency , so plants grow best in shallow container that allow the grunge to dry out quickly . Using mud pots further helps the grime from staying too wet . An carpet pad of rough-cut crushed rock below the soil intermixture also improves drain . A layer of gravel between the plant and the soil mixture in climates with damp , nerveless summers also aid prevent the stem from staying too moist .
outside plantings do well in raised beds . Huernias prefer bright light or fond shade . In nature , they produce underneath shrubs or other plant . Too much sun causes stems to develop protective reddish or purple pigmentation and can scald the stems . Too little spark leads to feeble , thin growth with decreased peak yield . These plants uprise well between 50 and 80 ° F ( 10 and 27 ° C ) . Protect them from freezing weather .
Learn more atHow to spring up and Care for Huernia .
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Huernia pillansiiis native toSouth Africa(Cape Province ) .
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