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Juttadinteria deserticola

Juttadinteria deserticola
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0

Juttadinteria deserticola is a small, low-growing succulent from the Namib and Namaqualand deserts, with boat-shaped leaves and daisy-like flowers. It needs a sunny, free-draining spot and very little water.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; keep almost dry in winter.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
Tolerates warm, dry conditions; protect from frost and keep above about 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Namibia to NW. Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Juttadinteria deserticola is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae that is native to Namibia and South Africa.

Where it grows

J. deserticola is known from Lüderitz in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia and Namaqualand in South Africa, where it grows on sedimentary schists and on stony flats covered by gravel or sand.

Other Juttadinteria plants

Juttadinteria ausensis · Juttadinteria simpsonii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Juttadinteria deserticola 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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