Gibbaeum fissoides | Quartz fingers
€10,60
🌱 Morphology
Small perennial succulent, branching from the base and forming compact clumps up to about 8 cm tall. The stems are short and woody, with fleshy leaves arranged in unequal pairs, erect or spreading, slightly curved and with a digitiform appearance. Its color varies from grayish-green to dark green and can take on reddish tones under water stress. The clumps can reach about 20–30 cm in diameter.
🌍 Distribution, habitat and family
Endemic to the western Little Karoo, in the South African province of the Western Cape, from Touws River to Barrydale. It lives on quartz patches and stony terrain, often alongside Gibbaeum species. It belongs to the Aizoaceae family and is the only species in the Antegibbaeum genus.
❄️ Temperature
USDA Zone 9a–11. It tolerates minimum temperatures down to −7 ºC for short periods and with the substrate completely dry. The indicated hardiness comes from horticultural references and should be understood for dry and acclimatized specimens.
☀️ Lighting
During active growth, it needs plenty of light, with a target of >20 mol/m²/day of DLI PAR. In summer, with high temperatures, it is advisable to protect it from the most intense sun during the central hours of the day.
💧 Growth cycle and watering
Summer dormancy. It is a succulent that grows mainly in autumn and winter. It is watered abundantly during the active period, allowing the substrate to dry out completely before watering again. In summer, watering is reduced to a minimum, especially with high temperatures.
🌸 Flowering
Solitary flowers, large in relation to the plant, deep pink, violet or purple in color, which can reach about 6 cm in diameter. In its habitat, it flowers mainly in August, which in Madrid corresponds approximately to February.
🌿 Nutrition
During the active growth period, a fertilizer with a high content of assimilable calcium and potassium is recommended, such as Desert CHOICE® Aizoaceae, applied during watering and avoiding excessive nitrogen input.
This is an inimitable Xerophytic plant grown in Madrid in a technological square pot and with the substrate activated with mycorrhizal fungi.
Gourmet black pot 7 × 7 cm.
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