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Faucaria bosscheana
Faucaria bosscheana is a small, low-growing succulent from the Ice-plant family, native to the Eastern and Western Cape of South Africa. It thrives in full sun, bright dry conditions, and fast-draining soil, and it should be kept dry through winter.
Faucaria bosscheana is a small succulent plant that is part of the Aizoaceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.
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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.
