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Prometheum pilosum

Prometheum pilosum
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0

Prometheum pilosum is a small, hairy succulent rosette plant of the stonecrop family, native to the mountains of northeast Turkey through to northwest Iran. It is a biennial that suits rock gardens, alpine troughs and gritty, very well-drained pots.

Family
Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings, especially in winter.
Soil
Very free-draining gritty mix, such as cactus compost with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates cold and is hardy in mild climates, but protect from prolonged wet cold.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
NE. Türkiye to NW. Iran
Climate
temperate

About

Prometheum pilosum is a succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is native to Western Asia.

Other Prometheum plants

Cotyledon chrysantha · Prometheum · Rosularia aizoon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prometheum pilosum 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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