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Astroloba foliolosa
Astroloba foliolosa is a small, clumping succulent from the arid Eastern Cape of South Africa, with slender stems and glossy grey-green triangular leaves. It is grown as a compact container or rock garden succulent, and the key to success is bright light and sharp drainage.
Astroloba foliolosa is a small succulent plant of the genus Astroloba widespread in the arid parts of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
This species occurs in the Karoo flats of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It occurs from Graaff Reinet southwards towards Albany, and east to Cradock (where Astroloba congesta takes over). It occurs as far west as Steytlerville (where Astroloba robusta takes over).
Roggeveld Astroloba · Eastern Astroloba · Bumpy Astroloba · Cliff Astroloba · Swartberg Astroloba · Astroloba pentagona · Robust Starlobe · Robertson Astroloba · Kleinkaroo Astroloba · Astroloba spirella · Glossy Astroloba · Astrolobas
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astroloba foliolosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
