Huernia keniensisR.E.Fr .
Huernia keniensisvar.keniensis
Kenya Dragon Flower , Kenyan Dragon Flower
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menage : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : StapeliaeGenus : Huernia
Huernia keniensisis native toKenyaandTanzania . It occurs in stony to jolting neck of the woods , commonly in bright shade , at acme from 4,920 to 6,560 feet ( 1,500 to 2,000 m ) .
Huernia keniensisis a small clump - formingsucculentwith prostrate to erect , irregularly furcate stems with large penetrating tubercles wide space and joined into five rows up the stem with a pentad - mould groove between these run-in . The shank are grey - dark-green with small brownish topographic point or reddish solar apex . They are wooden-headed , heavy , up to 5 inches ( 12.5 cm ) long , and up to 0.4 inch ( 1 centimetre ) in diam . Leaves are underlying or absent .
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The flowers are chime - influence or cup - shaped , 5 - merous , up to 1 inch ( 2.5 cm ) across , and often with five smaller lobes between the principal lobes , usually reddish or purplish outside , and disconsolate purpleness , densely papillose inwardly . They appear solitary or in groups of two at the base or middle of the radical in winter and do not have a carrion - like olfaction . Fruits consist of a twosome of follicle with numerous , strongly compact seeds with a coma ( a tuft of silken hairsbreadth ) at the apex of the sun’s way .
USDA validity zones10b to 11b : from 35 ° F ( +1.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Huernias involve a potting mixture with splendid drainage . A succulent plant mix of 50 percentage pumice stone or perlite , 25 percent peat or constitutional mulch , and 25 percent sand helps prevent rotting andoverwatering . Roots experience dieback in coolheaded - season dormancy , so plants mature well in shallow containers that allow the ground to dry out quickly . Using clay pots further preclude the soil from stay too crocked . An underlayment of coarse crushed rock below the soil mixing also better drainage . A level of crushed rock between the plant life and the soil mixture in climates with damp , nerveless summers also prevent the stems from staying too moist .
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Outdoor plantings do well in raised beds . Huernias favour bright twinkle or fond shade . In nature , they arise underneath shrub or other plant . Too much sun get staunch to build up protective reddish or over-embellished pigmentation and can in reality blister the stems . Too little lighting lead to weakly , thin growth with decreased flower yield . Huernias grow well between 50 and 80 ° F ( 10 and 27 ° C ) . Protect them from freezing atmospheric condition .
See more atHow to raise and Care for Huernia .
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