Plant Information
Common Name: AFRICAN BONSAI, DESERT ROSE
Scientific Name: Trichodiadema densum
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R100.00
Scientific Name: Trichodiadema densum
N/AR100.00Description
- Perennial
- African Bonsai is a charming succulent native to South Africa.
- It grows in the region of Uniondale in the Western Cape Province to Willowmore in the Eastern Cape Province and the southern and eastern Little Karoo, in arid conditions, in rock crevices.
- African Bonsai is hardy to -3 °C.
- With its spiny appearance, it looks like a cactus – but technically it is a succulent with green leaves that are tipped with a circle or crown of stiff white hairs on the end of the leaves.
- It grows up to 10cm tall and produces abundant small daisy-like purplish-pink flowers that open in the sun during the day.
- Water moderately.
- Allow soil to dry out completely between waterings.
- Reduce watering significantly during its dormancy and winter rest period.
- It will do well in containers and in the rock garden.
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