Argyroderma patensL.Bolus
Blue Pebbles , Blue Stone Plants , Ice Plant , Living Rock
Family : AizoaceaeSubfamily : RuschioideaeTribe : RuschieaeGenus : Argyroderma
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Argyroderma patensis aboriginal toSouth Africa . It grows in quartz or limonite in Vredendal and Van Rhynsdorp in the Western Cape state .
Argyroderma patensis a dwarfsucculentwith body that lie in of two hood - shaped leaves with a broad interruption between them . It can form a compact cluster of up to 10 eubstance with long time . The leave of absence are thick , heavy , gray-haired - green , growing up to 1.6 column inch ( 4 cm ) improbable and 0.8 inches ( 2 cm ) widely . The old leave-taking become icteric with age , forming a tight bowl circumvent the base of operations of new leaves .
The solitary flowers are Battle of Magenta , pink , sensationalistic , or lily-white and appear in fall and wintertime . They can reach up to 1.6 inches ( 4 cm ) in diam . The fruit are global , unremarkably 12 - locular capsule .
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Argyroderma patensis like toArgyroderma framesiibut larger overall .
USDA hardiness zones10b to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° atomic number 6 ) .
Mesembs are chiefly adapt to comparatively predictable rain patterns rather than extreme drought and maverick rain . Total rainfall may be super low , but weewee is available at least seasonally or through murk and condensation . This leads to or allows plants that are not especially large and sometimes very small and affects how they need to be handle in cultivation .
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The basics of concern are simple : free - drainingsoil , plenty of Sunday and breathing , and regular lightwateringin the right time of year . Yet the difficulties are sempiternal , taste to adjust to the Mesembs ' adaptability and follow their development habits in your especial conditions .
These plant require a loam - based compost with extra drain material such as horticultural sand or perlite . They all like good idle status and plentitude of ventilation .
Some are comparatively cold - hardy and can even subsist mild winters outside . Most will hold temperatures down to a freezing point . Some Mesembs begin to get in the fall as the temperature drop and the day get myopic .
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Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Mesembs .
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