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Common Name:
Persian Carpet Flower
Origin:
Eastern Africa
Description:
Family: Apocynaceae (former Asclepiadaceae)
Stiff, angular, spiny, modeled stems that form a slowly trailing hanging display. Produces slightly fuzzy ornate flowers up to 6″ across in the fall!
Habitat:
Sprawling lithophyte that grows in the shade between limestone rocks in North Eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula
Cultivation:
Should be watered once every 1 to 2 weeks during the summer, keep dry in winter. Grow in an extremely well draining media (mostly pumice), a mix of crushed limestone or decomposed granite (DG) and pumice works very well! Plants are extremely rot-prone, and can be difficult for beginners. Enjoy extremely bright light to full sun. Keep above 40°F.