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Vlokia montana

Vlokia montana
Photo: Nick Helme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Vlokia montana is a rare succulent in the ice-plant family (Aizoaceae), endemic to the mountains of the Western Cape in South Africa. It is known from only a tiny area, so it is seldom cultivated and little is documented about growing it.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings, as is typical for succulents of dry mountain habitats.
Soil
Fast-draining gritty mix, such as cactus or succulent mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
Likely tolerant of warm, dry conditions; protect from frost (exact limits not documented).
How easy
Hard
Native range
Western Cape
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Vlokia montana is a succulent plant that is part of the Aizoaceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Keeromsberg and Kwadousberge. The plant has an area of occurrence of 2 km² and is considered rare.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vlokia montana 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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