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Mitrophyllum
Mitrophyllum is a genus of small stem succulents from the arid Richtersveld of South Africa and Namibia, with pairs of fleshy leaves that fuse into a cone-shaped "mitre" during summer dormancy. Grow them in sandy, very well-drained soil in full sun, watering mainly in winter when they actively grow.
Mitrophyllum is a genus of succulent plants of the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to the arid Richtersveld region, in the Northern Cape province of northwestern South Africa near the border with Namibia.
In cultivation, the plants are not difficult to grow. However they require deep well-drained sandy soil and sufficient sun exposure. They are also adapted to very dry summers and watering mainly over the winter. Their period of growth is primarily over late autumn and winter.
They are slow growing, maturing over many decades, and are difficult to propagate by cuttings; consequently seed is the preferred means of propagation.
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