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The flowers are produced more readily than in many other
Gibbaeum species and can be pink to reddish violet in colour. |
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Description: Perennial
clumping, mat forming succulents. Up to 5 cm tall and 10 (or more) cm
wide. Although it has very small heads, this species spreads into large
grey-green carpets.
Leaves: Fleshy smooth triangular 5-7 mm wide and 8-12 mm long.
Every year a few new leaves grow from the central stem.
Flowers: Daisy-like, pink to reddish violet up to 20
mm (or more) in diameter and long lasting.
Blooming season: Spring. The flowers are produced more readily
than in many other Gibbaeum species.
Cultivation: Gibbaeums are "winter" growers heading for
summer dormancy and notoriously difficult to grow because they rot very
easily, but G. petrense, much the easiest in cultivation, keeps going
over the summer too and don’t’ need particular care . Requires little
water otherwise its epidermis breaks (resulting in unsightly scars).
Water minimally in summer, only when the plant starts shrivelling, water
more abundantly when they are growing in the fall and spring. Requires
good drainage. Keep cool and shaded in summer, need full sun or light
shade. They will take a light frost (Hardy to -5°C) if they are in dry
soil.
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings
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Family: Mesebrianthemaceae (Aizoaceae) |
Scientific name: Gibbaeum
petrense (N.E.Br.) Tisch.
Publishing author: Tisch. Publication: in Kakt. u. Sukkulent.
1937, 151
Basionym author: N.E.Br.
Origin: Little Karoo desert in South Africa
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Gibbaeum petrense SB 648
(Brandrivier, Little Karoo, South Cape Province, South Africa)
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