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Juttadinteria ausensis

Juttadinteria ausensis is a small, upright or sprawling succulent from the Namib coast of Namibia, grown mainly by specialist collectors of mesembs. It needs very sharp drainage, strong sun and little water, and is easily overwatered.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and let the soil dry fully between waterings; keep nearly dry in winter.
Soil
Very fast-draining cactus or mesemb mix with added grit, sand or pumice.
Temperature
Comfortable range roughly 15–35 °C; protect from frost and temperatures below about 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Namibia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Juttadinteria ausensis is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae that is endemic to Namibia.

Where it grows

J. ausensis is known only from 5-10 subpopulations near Lüderitz in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia, where it grows in open, sandy plains among dolomite, quartz, and limestone pebbles.

Other Juttadinteria plants

Juttadinteria deserticola · Juttadinteria simpsonii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Juttadinteria ausensis 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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