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Stomatium alboroseum

Stomatium alboroseum is a small, low-growing succulent subshrub from the Cape Provinces of South Africa, in the ice-plant family. Grow it in full sun in very well-drained soil and water sparingly.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out completely between waterings, and water less in winter.
Soil
Very free-draining gritty mix, such as cactus or succulent compost with added grit or sand.
Temperature
10-30 °C; protect from frost and keep dry when cold.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Stomatium alboroseum is a species of succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. Under its synonym Stomatium niveum it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stomatium alboroseum 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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