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Trichodiadema densum
Carmine Crownfig is a small, dense, clumping succulent from South Africa's Western Cape, grown for its crowded leaves tipped with white bristles and its reddish flowers. It needs bright light and very well-drained soil, and it should be kept dry in winter.
Trichodiadema densum is a succulent flowering plant in the fig-marigold family Aizoaceae, native to the Willowmore region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Quartz Crownfig · Bearded Crownfig · Trichodiadema bulbosum · Kleinkaroo Crownfig · Trichodiadema calvatum · Trichodiadema gracile · Trichodiadema hallii · Bulb Crownfig · Trichodiadema introrsum · Sixes Rooikop Crownfig · Black Crownfig · Ruens Crownfig
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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.
