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Malephora verruculoides

Malephora verruculoides is a small, warty-leaved succulent subshrub from the Ice-plant family (Aizoaceae), native to the Northern Cape of South Africa. It needs full sun and very well-drained soil, and it is grown mainly by collectors of succulents.

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
Fast-draining gritty cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
Suited to warm, dry conditions; protect from frost and keep above about 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Malephora verruculoides is a small succulent plant that is part of the Aizoaceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Northern Cape.

Other Malephora plants

Gross Fingerfig · Coppery mesemb · Malephora engleriana · Malephora flavocrocea · Malephora framesii · Malephora herrei · Malephora latipetala · Golden Fingerfig · Malephora luteola · Malephora mollis · Malephora ochracea · Malephora pienaarii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malephora verruculoides 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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