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Trichodiadema strumosum is a small, erect to partly sprawling succulent from the Fynbos of the Swellendam region of South Africa, with leaves covered in dense hairs and pale apricot flowers with purple centre lines. Grow it like other winter-rainfall Aizoaceae: full sun, very well-drained soil, and dry conditions when dormant.
Trichodiadema strumosum is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it is found in loam-based soils in the Fynbos vegetation of the Swellendam region.
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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.
