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Woodia verruculosa

Woodia verruculosa
Photo: Peter R Warren (, CC0

Woodia verruculosa is a small succulent perennial from the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa, where it is threatened with extinction. It is best grown as a cool, dry-season succulent in bright light with sharply drained soil and very little water.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings, and reduce water in winter.
Soil
Free-draining gritty cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
KwaZulu-Natal
Climate
subtropical

About

Woodia verruculosa is a species of plant endemic to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands in South Africa. It is threatened with extinction.

Where it grows

Woodia verruculosa is found in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, from Howick to Ixopo. It is found in mistbelt forest and Ngongoni (Southern KwaZulu-Natal coastal belt grassland) habitat at an elevation of 800-1000m.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Woodia verruculosa 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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