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Necklace Pearlfig

Monilaria moniliformis

Also called Pea Pearlfig, Peafig

Necklace Pearlfig
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0

Necklace Pearlfig is a small, tuberous succulent subshrub from South Africa's Cape with bead-like, fuzzy stems. It grows best in bright light, sharp drainage and very little water, mimicking its arid native habitat.

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
Very fast-draining mineral mix, such as cactus or succulent mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Monilaria moniliformis, the bunny ear succulent, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is similar to Monilaria obconica, the bunny succulent. A succulent with soft, fuzzy leaves, it is typically found in quartz-fields of the Succulent Karoo.

Other Dracophilus plants

Chasmatophyllum maninum · Humbug Vygies · Pipecleaner Pearlfig · Bunny Ear Pearlfig · Pea Pearlfig · Banded Pearlfig · Namibia cinerea · Rhombophyllum rhomboideum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Monilaria moniliformis 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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