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Caudiciform · pachypodium
Pachypodium succulentum 2 Gallon Pot
$200
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A 2-gallon Pachypodium succulentum, the South African winter-rainfall species with a fat subterranean caudex and thin, branching aerial growth. Quietly one of the most cold-tolerant plants in the genus and overdue for wider attention.
Full Pachypodium care guide →- Light
- Full sun to brightest filtered light. The species evolved on exposed Karoo flats and wants every photon you can give it.
- Water
- Winter-grower. Water during the cool active months; reduce sharply through summer heat. This rhythm catches more collectors than any other detail of the species.
- Soil
- Pure mineral mix favoring decomposed granite and pumice. Organic content above 15 percent invites trouble.
- Dormancy
- Summer-deciduous in habitat; in cultivation often blurred. Watch leaf state, not the calendar.
- Hardiness
- USDA 9b–11 (the most cold-tolerant Pachypodium in this catalog; 35°F dry workable, has been overwintered outdoors in the dry inland Mediterranean climate).
- Feeding
- Quarter strength balanced fertilizer once a month during active growth. The species feeds modestly; heavy feeding produces weak aerial growth.
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