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Dorstenia petraea

Dorstenia petraea is a small, rare perennial from eastern Cuba in the fig and mulberry family, grown mainly by specialist collectors. Little is documented about its cultivation, so treat its care as a dry-tropical plant that needs good drainage and a rest period.

Family
Moraceae (Fig & mulberry family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and let the soil dry out almost completely between waterings, reducing water further in the dormant period.
Soil
Fast-draining mix such as cactus or succulent mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. Cuba
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Dorstenia petraea is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to eastern Cuba.

Other Dorstenia plants

Dorstenia albertii · Dorstenia appendiculata · Dorstenia arifolia · Dorstenia aristeguietae · Dorstenia bahiensis · Dorstenia barnimiana · Dorstenia barteri · Dorstenia belizensis · Dorstenia bonijesu · Dorstenia bowmanniana · Dorstenia brasiliensis · Dorstenia brevipetiolata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dorstenia petraea 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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