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Conophytum longum

Conophytum longum
Photo: The original uploader was Jean-Jacques MILAN at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0

Conophytum longum, the long-leaved cone plant, is a small South African succulent with paired, cone-like leaves. Grow it in a very well-drained, gritty mix with strong light and little water, especially in the dormant season.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the active growing period in cooler months and keep almost dry during summer dormancy.
Soil
Very free-draining gritty cactus or succulent mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost and keep dry when cold.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Conophytum longum, called the long-leaved cone plant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Conophytum, native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Conophytum plants

Conophytum flavum · Mini Buttons · Dumpling · Conophytum pellucidum · Conophytum wettsteinii · Button Plants

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Conophytum longum 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.

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