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Cheiridopsis Rostrata

 

Cheiridopsis 'Rostrata'

Cheiridopsis is a large genus with a wide variety of growth patterns. Flowers can be white, yellow, orange, and purple. They need adequate water during their active period in the fall and winter. They prefer sandy soil and need lots of light to do well. Old leaves tend to stay and become unattractive. Cheiridopsis are easily grown from seed. New leaves, looking like a pair of cupped hands, emerge from inside pairs of older leaves. Large fragrant yellow, pink or orange flowers, up to 6 cms. in diameter, appear in Autumn. In dry soil it will tolerate a frost to -5 deg.C

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plant Features
  • Cheiridopsis Rostrata likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Cheiridopsis Rostrata likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Cheiridopsis Rostrata is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Cheiridopsis Rostrata likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Cheiridopsis 'Rostrata'

Latin name

Cheiridopsis Rostrata

type

Succulent

family

Aizoaceae

ph

5.5 - 6.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Cheiridopsis Rostrata likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Cheiridopsis Rostrata is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Cheiridopsis Rostrata likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Cheiridopsis Rostrata likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Cheiridopsis Rostrata is 0.15meters x 0.05meters 0.15 M 0.05 M

Cheiridopsis Rostrata

Cheiridopsis is a large genus with a wide variety of growth patterns. Flowers can be white, yellow, orange, and purple. They need adequate water during their active period in the fall and winter. They prefer sandy soil and need lots of light to do well. Old leaves tend to stay and become unattractive. Cheiridopsis are easily grown from seed. New leaves, looking like a pair of cupped hands, emerge from inside pairs of older leaves. Large fragrant yellow, pink or orange flowers, up to 6 cms. in diameter, appear in Autumn. In dry soil it will tolerate a frost to -5 deg.C


Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Plant in free-draining, light, preferable sandy soil which is quite rich in nutrients. Position in bright light light in Winter, and shaded from sun in Summer. It can be planted outdoors in dry, sunny rock crevices, but needs to be protected from wet in Winter. The roots are prone to rotting in wet conditions.

 
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