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Phiambolia littlewoodii

Phiambolia littlewoodii is a small succulent in the ice-plant family (Aizoaceae), native to the Western Cape of South Africa. It is grown mainly by succulent collectors and needs sharp drainage and plenty of sun.

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 free-draining gritty cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
Frost-tender for most of its range; protect below about 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate

About

Phiambolia littlewoodii is a small succulent plant belonging to the Aizoaceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from the Swartruggensberge to the Keeromsberg. The plant has a range of 288 km2 and eight subpopulations are known. The species is cultivated from its habitat.

Other Phiambolia plants

Phiambolia francisci · Phiambolia gydouwensis · Phiambolia hallii · Phiambolia incumbens · Phiambolia longifolia · Phiambolia mentiens · Phiambolia persistens · Phiambolia similis · Phiambolia stayneri · Phiambolia unca · Shamblefigs

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phiambolia littlewoodii 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.

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