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Rosularia cypria

Rosularia cypria is a small, tufted perennial succulent from Cyprus that forms loose rosettes of grey-green leaves on limestone cliffs. It needs sharp drainage, cool conditions and a spot with good light but protection from harsh midday heat.

Family
Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)
Grows as
Perennial, Succulent
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings, and avoid wetting the rosettes.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining mix such as cactus compost with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates cold winters but should be kept dry when cold.
How easy
Moderate

About

Rosularia cypria is a tufted perennial with grey-green, sticky-downy spoon-shaped fleshy leaves, 3–4 cm long, in a loose rosette above an often bare basal trunk; flowering stems to 20 cm, carrying a few more similar leaves; flowers in terminal sprays to 12 cm long with leaf like bracts of diminishing size; calyx densely glandular with 5 deep-cut, broad, lobes forming a 5-angled pyramid; corolla-lobes white, recurved, 8–10 mm long with slender points; fruits comprising 5 papery, many-seeded follicles, circa 4 mm. Flowers from April to July. Common name Kıbrıs Göbekotu.

Where it grows

Frequent on limestone cliffs and walls, usually north-facing, at middle-to-high altitudes.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rosularia cypria 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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