Mitrophyllum grandeN.E. Br .
Conophyllum grande , Mitrophyllum brevisepalum , Mitrophyllum carterianum , Mitrophyllum latibracteatum
Family : AizoaceaeGenus : Mitrophyllum
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Mitrophyllum grandeis aboriginal toSouth Africa . It occurs on Confederacy - to - southeastern United States - face slopes with quartzitic Harlan F. Stone around Brakfontein in KwaZulu - Natal and north of the Oograbies Mountains in the Northern Cape province .
Mitrophyllum grandeis a small , meagrely fork succulent bush with short offshoot and couplet of fleshy , amalgamated leaves . During the growing season , it develops two folio pairs that flip-flop consecutively between two different type of growth . The destitute part of the first pair of leaves is tongue - shaped to triangular , measuring up to 4.8 inches ( 12 cm ) long and 1.2 inches ( 3 cm ) widely . The leave-taking of the 2nd pair are fused for 4/5 , forming an ellipse body that can extend to up to 4 inches ( 10 cm ) in length and 1.4 inches ( 3.5 centimeter ) in diameter . The foliage dry out in the dormancy geological period , eventually becoming a papery case in which the new foliage pairs form .
The flush are solitary , with yellow or white petals , and appear between the free part of the second twosome of leaves from mid - evenfall to mid - wintertime . The fruit are five - angle capsule with cover membrane extending about 1/3 over locule .
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USDA robustness zones10b to 11b : from 35 ° F ( +1.7 ° nose candy ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Mesembs are mostly adapted to comparatively predictable rain pattern rather than utmost drought and irregular rain . Total rain may be extremely humiliated , but water is uncommitted at least seasonally or through fog and condensation . This leads to or allow plants that are not especially big and sometimes very little , and affects how they ask to be treat in culture .
The basics of care are elementary : barren - drainingsoil , plentitude of sun and ventilation , and regular lightwateringin the proper season . After that , the difficulty are endless , trying to conform to the Mesembs ' adaptability and keep an eye on their outgrowth habits in your particular condition .
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These plant require a loam - ground compost with excess drain cloth such as horticultural gritrock or perlite . They all like undecomposed weak conditions and plenty of breathing .
Some are relatively cold - hardy and can even survive meek winter outside . Most will survive temperatures down to the freezing point . Some Mesembs set about to grow in the downfall as the temperature drops and the days get shorter .
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