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Curio articulatus
Also called Hotdog Cactus, Sausage Crassula
Candleplant is a deciduous, leafless-for-most-of-the-year succulent from South Africa, grown for its swollen sausage-shaped stems. It is a drought-tolerant container plant that prefers well-drained soil and part shade.
Curio articulatus, syn. Senecio articulatus and Baculellum articulatum, which is also known as candle plant, pickle plant and hot dog cactus, is a deciduous succulent plant that is native to South Africa. Its nicknames are derived from its distinctive swollen and jointed stems. Open Tree of Life indicates that it is most closely related to Senecio angulatus.
A rare and an unusual plant, it best grown as an ornamental plant as a container plant in well draining soil and part shade. It is also drought-resistant, growing in dry arid areas in southern Africa. It can be grown indoors as a pot plant, but for it to thrive outdoors the temperature should not regularly drop below 7°C (45°F), although it can survive in temperatures as low as -4°C (25°F). Its cultivar 'Candlelight' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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