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T. calcarea
Campbell west Kimberley
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Description: Mat forming succulent with basal rosettes up to 10 cm
wide.
Leaves: Up to 2.5 cm long with truncate tip. This species has
variously coloured leaves, usually grey or blue-green, densely covered at
the apex with whitish, creamy grey, ochre, red or bluish rough tubercles
(depending on plant's origin).
Flowers: 2 cm orange-yellow flowers in late fall and winter.
Coltivation: This species is easy to grow and clumps readily,
forming a beautiful succulent mat. Needs moderate water when growing in
late fall and early spring. Keep somewhat dry the rest of the time. Like
all living rocks, they thrive in porous soils with excellent drainage.
It can tolerates high heat and heavy frost (hardy to -10° C). It is a
very rewarding succulent, and can be cultivated in desert gardens in warm
climates or in greenhouses or windowsills in the home. Enjoys bright shade in summer and full sun
in the other seasons.
Propagation: They grow quickly from seed or by
division of larger clumps.
Genus Titanopsis: There are three to six
species depending on botanists opinions. Some botanist have now
lumped in T. lüderitzii and T. primosii with T. schwantesii.
The species list for Titanopsis is considered to be:
- T. calcarea
- T. fulleri ( = calcarea )
- T. hugo-schlecteri
- T. lüderitzii ( = schwantesii )
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T. primosii ( = schwantesii )
- schwantesii
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