Tylecodon pygmaeus(W.F.Barker ) Toelken
Pygmy Butterbush
Cotyledon pygmaea
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Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : KalanchoideaeGenus : Tylecodon
This species is native toSouth Africa . It grow on quartz gravel flats northeast of Bitterfontein to between Soutrivier and Varsrivier in the Western Cape Province .
Tylecodon pygmaeusis a small succulent with an hole-and-corner tuberous base that produces one , seldom few legato erect branches with grey bark , often with dark Charles Grey striations . Thetuberis politic with pink - dark-brown frame and up to 2.8 inches ( 7 centimeter ) in diameter . branch are upright , up to 8 inches ( 20 centimetre ) tall , and up to 0.3 inches ( 0.8 cm ) in diameter . leave are phonograph recording - shape to almost terete and nightclub - work , up to 2 inch ( 50 cm ) long and up to 2.8 inches ( 4.5 cm ) widely , covered with glossy translucent globose to heart - shape lechatelierite - like hairs . They are ironic at blooming . The flowers are upright , pale yellowish - gullible , often tinged pink , with cylindrical , up to 0.25 inches ( 0.6 cm ) long corolla tube and coif in a sparse glandular - pubescentinflorescencewith up to 2 column inch ( 5 curium ) longpeduncle . They seem in summer .
The specific name " pygmaeus(pig - MAY - us ) " is a Latin procedural intend " short " or " of reduced stature " and touch on to the small size of the plant .
lightness : This succulent can survive unmediated sunlight pic without any problems , but it will grow attractively in partial shade .
Soil : A well - drainingsoil mixis a cay to healthyT. pygmaeus . hapless drainage and overwatering most normally do root waste in both indoor and outside plants . Indoors , it is essential to use potful with at least one drain yap at the bottom .
Hardiness : Like allTylecodons , this succulent is highly resistant when it comes to high temperature and also patient of of dusty , rime - free condition during the wintertime . T. pygmaeuscan hold temperatures as low as 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b .
Watering : As a winter grower , T. pygmaeusrequires careful tearing during winter and spring . Get the territory wet , and then wait until it is dry before watering again . In summer , tighten watering to once per calendar month .
Fertilizing : employ fluent fertilizer for cacti and other succulents during the winter month .
Repotting : You do not need to repot this plant life often . you may do it when you see that the container becomes too small or shallow .
Propagation : T. pygmaeuscan be cultivated either by seed or by cuttings . Sow the seed in crepuscle and wintertime . The best metre for take cut is the fall .
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T. pygmaeusis adapted to head off animal depredation being vicious . Keep it forth from youngster , pets , and livestock .
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