Amethyst Dragon Horn
Today, let's introduce the content about Amethyst Dragon Horn, a succulent plant. Here are the basic care methods for Amethyst Dragon Horn (Caralluma hesperidum), which will be discussed next by the editor.
Amethyst Dragon Horn Caralluma hesperidum——Apocynaceae, Bucephalandra (Bucephalanthus) genus, also known as Bucephalanthus, distributed in the southwestern Africa. The plant is small and exquisite, with a succulent stem covered in dragon horn-like projections, and produces star-shaped flowers, which are very unique and ornamental. It prefers a warm and dry environment with plenty of sunlight, is not cold-tolerant, afraid of high temperatures and humidity, drought-tolerant, and semi-dormant in the summer heat.
Cultivation Tips:
Optimal growing temperature is 18-25 degrees Celsius, not lower than 10 degrees Celsius in winter; the soil mix usually consists of decomposed leaf soil and coarse sand, with a small amount of bone meal and dried cow dung added; water thoroughly during the growing period;
In the summer semi-dormancy and winter low temperatures, keep the potting soil slightly dry but not completely dry, otherwise the stem will easily shrink and wither; fertilize 3-4 times during the growing period, stop fertilizing in summer and winter;
Propagation methods mainly include cutting and seeding. Cuttings can be combined with potting in spring, cut the branches at the stem junction, let them dry for 3-4 days before inserting them into a slightly moist sand bed, the cutting temperature is generally maintained at about 20 degrees Celsius.
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