Muiria hortenseaeN.E. Br .
Mouse Head , Mouse Head Mesemb , Schmoo Plant
Gibbaeum hortenseae , Mesembryanthemum hortenseae
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category : AizoaceaeSubfamily : RuschioideaeTribe : RuschieaeGenus : Muiria
Muiria hortenseaeis aboriginal toSouth Africa . It occurs in the foothills of the Langeberg Mountains south of Ladysmith in the Western Cape province .
Muiria hortenseae , also known asGibbaeum hortenseae , is a midget succulent with several unretentive branch , each with a pair of leafage almost solely fuse into one spherical to ballock - shaped body . The leaves are cover in easygoing , fluffy pelt . The body wrick into a dry sheath towards the summertime , enclosing the raw developing organic structure . After several generations of subdivision , the industrial plant can form a dense clump of bodies .
In late spring and former summertime , this plant produces solitary blossom from the tiny puss at the top of the body . The flush are white or pale pink and open during the day . The pedestal of the flower turn into a 5 - locular capsule that arrest brown seeds .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° carbon ) .
Mesembs are mostly adapted to comparatively predictable rainfall patterns rather than extreme drought and irregular rainfall . entire rainfall may be extremely lowly , but water is useable at least seasonally or through fog and condensation . This leads to or allow plants that are not especially turgid and sometimes very small and affects the way they want to be treated in cultivation .
The care bedrock are simple : well - draining soil , plenty of sunshine and external respiration , and regular lightwateringin the correct season . Yet the difficulty are endless , trying to adapt to the Mesembs ' adaptability and follow their growth habits in your exceptional stipulation .
These plants require a loam - base compost with extra drainage material such as horticultural grit or perlite . They all like safe light conditions and plenty of ventilating system .
Some are relatively cold - audacious and can even pull through meek winter outside . Most will go temperature down to the freezing point . Some Mesembs get to produce in the pin as the temperature drops and the day get shorter .
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