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Tridentea pachyrrhiza

Tridentea pachyrrhiza
Photo: Nick Helme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tridentea pachyrrhiza is a small, clump-forming succulent from the dogbane family, native to the arid coast of Namibia and South Africa. It grows best in full sun with very little water and sharp drainage.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the warm growing season and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; keep nearly dry in winter.
Soil
Very free-draining mineral mix, such as cactus or succulent compost with added grit or sand.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Namibia to NW. Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Tridentea pachyrrhiza is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native to Namibia and South Africa.

Where it grows

Tridentea pachyrrhiza is found in South Africa and coastal Namibia, from Buntveldschuh in the north to Buchuberg in the south, at elevations between 50–300 m (160–980 ft) above sea level. It grows on stony flats among low shrubs, rarely on rocky outcrops, and is often covered with drifting sand.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tridentea pachyrrhiza 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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