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Ruschianthus

Ruschianthus is a monotypic genus in the ice-plant family (Aizoaceae), represented by a single species, Ruschianthus falcatus, a succulent endemic to Namibia that grows in rocky ground. It is rarely grown outside specialist succulent collections, so care guidance is based on general practice for Namibian mesemb-type succulents.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and keep almost dry in winter.
Soil
Very free-draining gritty cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
Frost-free; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate

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Ruschianthus falcatus is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Ruschianthus.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ruschianthus 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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