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Hoodia macrantha

Hoodia macrantha
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0

Hoodia macrantha is a spiny succulent from Namibia and South Africa's Cape Province, sometimes treated as a synonym of Hoodia currorii subsp. currorii. It thrives with strong sun, sharp drainage and sparing water.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings; reduce sharply in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or sand.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Hoodia macrantha is a succulent plant native to Namibia and the Cape Province of South Africa. It is regarded by some sources as a synonym of the accepted name for the plant, Hoodia currorii subsp. currorii.

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Apteranthes burchardii · Apteranthes europaea · Apteranthes tuberculata · Australluma peschii · Boucerosia frerei · Ceropegia schinziata · Brachystelma tumakurense · Caralluma adscendens · Caralluma crenulata · Apteranthes munbyana · Caudanthera edulis · Ceropegia ampliata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hoodia macrantha 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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