How to tend a Dorotheanthus bellidiformis

Also known as: Mesembryanthemum limpidum Aiton, Mesembryanthemum flos-solis A.Berger, Mesembryanthemum spatulatum Haw., Mesembryanthemum suaveolens Jacq., Mesembryanthemum bellidiforme Burm.f., Mesembryanthemum cuneifolium Jacq., Micropterum cuneifolium (Jacq.) Schwantes, Micropterum limpidum (Aiton) Schwantes, Cleretum criniflorum (L.f.) N.E.Br., Cleretum cuneifolium N.E.Br., Cleretum flos-solis (A.Berger) G.D.Rowley, Cleretum limpidum (Aiton) N.E.Br., Cleretum muirii (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley, Cleretum oculatum (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley, Dorotheanthus acuminatus L.Bolus, Dorotheanthus bellidiformis (Burm.f.) N.E.Br., Dorotheanthus bidouwensis L.Bolus, Dorotheanthus criniflorus (L.f.) Schwantes, Dorotheanthus flos-solis (A.Berger) L.Bolus, Dorotheanthus hallii L.Bolus, Dorotheanthus littlewoodii L.Bolus, Dorotheanthus luteus N.E.Br., Dorotheanthus martini L.Bolus, Dorotheanthus muirii N.E.Br., Dorotheanthus oculatus N.E.Br., Dorotheanthus stayneri L.Bolus, Dorotheanthus ulularis Brusse, Mesembryanthemum criniflorum L.f., Stigmatocarpum criniflorum (L.f.) L.Bolus, Dorotheanthus bellidiformis subsp. bellidiformis , Dorotheanthus muirii L.Bolus, Dorotheanthus oculatus var. oculatus , Drosanthemum martinii L.Bolus ex H.Jacobsen, Dorotheanthus oculatus var. saldanhensis L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum spathulatum Willd., Mesembryanthemum spathulifolium A.Berger

Watering

Keep soil moist, water and drain timely

Sunlight

Likes sunshine, avoid strong direct light

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

After flowering remove the withered flowers, the part on the ground will wither in winter, the plant germinates again in spring

About this plant

Origin
South Africa
Category
Compositae, Dorotheanthus
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height 15-18 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period March-September, viewing period 3-4 weeks
Flower colors
yellow, white, orange
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