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Dinteranthus

Dinteranthus
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0

Dinteranthus is a genus of small, stone-mimicking succulents (mesembs) from arid northwestern South Africa and southeastern Namibia. Grow them in very sharp, gritty soil with strong sun and very little water.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and keep completely dry when dormant.
Soil
Very fast-draining mineral mix, such as cactus mix with extra grit or pumice.
Temperature
10–35 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard

About

Dinteranthus is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae. It occurs in the arid northwestern parts of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa and the south-eastern parts of Namibia.

Other Dinteranthus plants

Lithops vallis-mariae

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dinteranthus 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.

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