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| |familia=Aizoaceae | | |familia=Aizoaceae |
| |genus=Titanopsis | | |genus=Titanopsis |
| + | |habit=cacti-succulent |
| + | |habit_ref=Wikipedia |
| + | |origin=S Africa |
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| + | |lifespan=perennial |
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| + | |exposure=sun |
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| + | |water=dry |
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| + | |flower_season=late fall |
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| |Temp Metric=°F | | |Temp Metric=°F |
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− | Describe the plant here...
| + | '''''Titanopsis''''' is a [[genus]] of about 10 species of [[succulent plant]]s of the family [[Aizoaceae]]. |
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| + | The name "Titanopsis" comes from the ancient greek "titanos" (=limestone) et "opsis" (=looking like) |
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| + | They come from [[South Africa]] ([[Bushmanland]], [[Upper Karoo]]) |
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| + | They are small plants, with [[Rosette (botany)|rosette]] up to 10 cm high. |
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| + | Leaves are up to 3 cm with truncate tip and rough little tubercles at the apex of the leaves. They look like limestone and are hard to be seen in the wild. |
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| + | Yellow flowers with 2 cm diameter appear in late fall. |
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| ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |
| + | The plants are [[calcicole]] (=they appreciate calcaire soils) |
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| + | The plants need well drained soil and sunny exposure. Few watering in summer and not at all in winter |
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| + | Division of larger clumps is the easiest way of propagation. Seed is also possible. |
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| + | Cultivation is difficult because they fear watering excess. |
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| ===Propagation=== | | ===Propagation=== |
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− | ==Varieties== | + | ==Species== |
− | | + | List of species: |
| + | * ''[[Titanopsis calcarea]], the most known species |
| + | * ''[[Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri]] |
| + | * ''[[Titanopsis schwantesii]] |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |