How to tend a Conophytum burgeri

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce water during decrustation in summer

Sunlight

Like sunshine, go into decrustation when dormant under high temperature in summer, put in places with scattered light

Soil

Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once every 1-2 months in spring and autumn

Pruning

Remove old leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
South Africa
Category
Aizoaceae, Conophytum
Size
Diameter ≥ 2 cm, height ≥ 5 cm
Blooming period
Succulent plants, sometimes flowers, purple red flowers
Flower colors
Leaf color tender green, when sunny leaf turns red
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