Glottiphyllum oligocarpum | Tongue Plant
€10,60
🌱 Morphology
Small perennial succulent with a very compact, trailing habit, reaching a height of about 5–10 cm. It forms short, branched stems that end in clumps. The leaves are arranged in two opposite rows and are very fleshy, elongated, and tongue-shaped, with a glaucous grey colour and covered by a characteristic whitish waxy layer that can be removed by touching it. The margins are rounded.
🌍 Distribution, habitat and family
Endemic to South Africa, where it is distributed throughout the interior of the Cape provinces, especially in the Little Karoo and adjacent areas of the Great Karoo. It grows in arid areas on quartz outcrops and surfaces, as well as on stony ground associated with karroid scrubland. It belongs to the Aizoaceae family. SANBI classifies it as Least Concern (LC).
❄️ Temperature
USDA zone 9b–11b. Tolerates minimum temperatures of down to −4 ºC in dry conditions.
☀️ Lighting
Requires plenty of light during active growth. It can be grown in full sun or very bright partial shade, ensuring a PAR DLI of more than 20 mol/m²/day. During the summer rest period, it should be protected from excessive overheating, especially in small containers.
🌸 Flowering
Produces yellow flowers up to 2.2–4 cm in diameter, which may have reddish petal tips. It flowers mainly in September–October
💧 Growth cycle and watering
Summer rest period. This species grows mainly during the cooler months, especially from late winter through spring. During the active period, water abundantly, allowing the growing medium to dry out completely before watering again. As the weather warms, growth slows and watering should be reduced considerably, keeping it almost dry during the rest period. As growth resumes, watering should be gradually increased.
🌿 Nutrition
During the active growth period, a fertiliser high in readily available calcium and potassium is recommended, such as Desert CHOICE® Aizoaceae, applied during watering and avoiding excessive nitrogen.
🌱 Morphology
Small perennial succulent with a very compact, trailing habit, reaching a height of about 5–10 cm. It forms short, branched stems that end in clumps. The leaves are arranged in two opposite rows and are very fleshy, elongated and tongue-shaped, with a glaucous grey colour and covered by a characteristic whitish waxy layer that can be removed by touching it. The margins are rounded.
🌍 Distribution, habitat and family
Endemic to South Africa, where it is distributed throughout the interior of the Cape provinces, especially in the Little Karoo and adjacent areas of the Great Karoo. It grows in arid areas on quartz outcrops and surfaces, as well as on stony ground associated with karroid scrubland. It belongs to the Aizoaceae family. SANBI classifies it as Least Concern (LC).
❄️ Temperature
USDA zone 9b–11b. Tolerates minimum temperatures of down to −4 ºC in dry conditions.
☀️ Lighting
Requires plenty of light during active growth. It can be grown in full sun or very bright partial shade, ensuring a PAR DLI of more than 20 mol/m²/day. During the summer rest period, it should be protected from excessive overheating, especially in small containers.
🌸 Flowering
Produces yellow flowers up to 2.2–4 cm in diameter, which may have reddish petal tips. In its natural range, it flowers mainly in September–October, which corresponds approximately to March–April in Spain.
💧 Growth cycle and watering
Summer rest period. This species grows mainly during the cooler months, especially from late winter through spring. During the active period, water abundantly, allowing the growing medium to dry out completely before watering again. As the weather warms, growth slows and watering should be reduced considerably, keeping it almost dry during the rest period. As growth resumes, watering should be gradually increased.
🌿 Nutrition
During the active growth period, a fertiliser high in readily available calcium and potassium is recommended, such as Desert CHOICE® Aizoaceae, applied during watering and avoiding excessive nitrogen.
This is an inimitable xerophyte grown in Madrid in a high-tech square pot with a growing medium enriched with mycorrhizal fungi and biofungicides.
Gourmet black 7 × 7 cm pot.
Gourmet black 7 × 7 cm pot.
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