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Glottiphyllum neilii

Glottiphyllum neilii
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa, CC BY 2.0

Glottiphyllum neilii is a small South African succulent subshrub in the ice-plant family, grown mainly by collectors of succulents. It needs bright sun, very well-drained soil and dry conditions, since overwatering is the usual cause of failure.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings and much less in winter.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Cape Prov. (Prince Albert Distr.)
Climate
subtropical

About

Glottiphyllum neilii 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.

Other Glottiphyllum plants

Fleshy Tonguefig · Tormented Tonguefig · Fig Marigold · Twisted Tonguefig · Pointy Tonguefig · Grand Tonguefig · Loquacious Tonguefig · Long Tonguefig · Glottiphyllum nelii · Glottiphyllum oligocarpum · Glottiphyllum peersii · Royal Tonguefig

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Glottiphyllum neilii 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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