Scientific Name: Hoodia macrantha Dinter
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Hoodia macrantha seedlings |
Recommended Temperature Zone: USDA: 10b-11 Sun Exposure: Light shade to full sun Origin: Namibia (Ebony to Usakos) Growth Habits: Spiny, columnar succulent, up to 30 inches tall (75 cm), the stems are 3 inches in diameter (8 cm) Watering Needs: Little water Propagation: Seeds, cuttings |
This is both one of the Hoodias with the largest flower, and one of the easiest to grow.
Blooming Habits:
Hairy purple flowers with yellow on the ribs, up to 10 inches in diameter (15 cm)
|
Desert Tropicals Home Page List of All the Plants | More in the Asclepiadaceae family Desert-Tropicals is dedicated to provide gardening advice, gardening ideas, and information about flower of all kind for landscape and collections.We try to check carefully the identification of the plants on the illustrations as well as the other information from the page, but occasionally errors do occur. if you notice anything that needs to be changed please contact us.Thanks. © 1998-2020 Philippe Faucon, All Rights Reserved. |