Huernia zebrinais a recipient of the prestigious UK ’s Royal Horticultural Society’sAward of Garden Merit .
Huernia zebrinaN. E. Br .
Carrion Flower , Lifesaver Plant , Little Owl , small Owl Eyes , Owl middle , Zebra - denudate Huernia
In cultivation, Palm Coast, Florida, United States. Photo by Becka B Strong. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Ceropegia zebrina , Huernia zebrinasubsp.zebrina
Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : StapeliaeGenus : Huernia
The specific name " zebrina(zeb - REE - nuh ) " means " with stripes like a zebra " and refers to the striped flowers .
In cultivation, Vista, California, United States. Photo by Terry Morales. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Huernia zebrinais native toMozambique , Zimbabwe , Namibia , South Africa(Limpopo , Mpumalanga , and KwaZulu - Natal ) , andEswatini . It grows in open wry scrubland , in stony area , often in calcrete or hard loamy soils .
Huernia zebrinais a smallsucculentwith erect todecumbentstems with deltoidtuberclesjoined into 4 to 6 angles along the stem . This works can form aclumpreaching up to 20 inches ( 50 cm ) in diam . The stems are grey - green and usually mottle with purpleness . They are fleshy , irregularly branched , and can grow up to 4.8 inches ( 12 atomic number 96 ) long and 0.8 inch ( 2 cm ) thick ( exclude teeth ) . The tubercle can grow up to 0.3 inches ( 0.7 atomic number 96 ) long and minute abruptly into a svelte tooth .
From later bound to early fall , Huernia zebrinaproducesinflorescencesof 1 to 3 virtuoso - regulate flowers on light stalks . The flowers can reach up to 2 inches ( 5 centimeter ) in diam and acquire in gradual succession . The corolla is cream to greenish - yellowness with maverick , carmine - to - maroon transversal lines on thelobes , changing to dots on the shinyannulus , often mix there , and uniformly cherry-red to maroon in thetube . On the exterior , the corolla is cream - colourise , often cloud with reddish behind the annulus and on lobes , and with one heavy raise longitudinal vena unravel down the center of each lobe . Thecoronais about 0.25 column inch ( 0.6 atomic number 96 ) wide , with emollient taboo lobes with ruby - to - maroon margins and red - to - maroon inner lobes with bright chicken dorsal protuberance .
In habitat, City of Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa. Photo byChrissie Fourie. Licensed underCC BY-NC 4.0.
Light : Huernia zebrinaprefers bright light or partial shade during the hottest summer days . Too much sunshine can cause the stem to develop a protective pigmentation or get sunburned . Too little light extend to faint , thin root word and lessen flower yield . When grown indoors , place the plant near the brightest windowpane of your place .
Soil : The right soil is crucial to successful growth . employ a commercial potting soil commixture for succulent , or get up your own with 50 to 70 % mineral gritstone , such as coarse Baroness Dudevant , pumice , or perlite .
Temperature : Huernia zebrinathrives in warm outdoor environs with broken to moderate humidness but does not like winter insensate and should stay fairly teetotal and warm during its wintertime quiescence . It mature good inUSDA Plant Hardiness Zones10a to 11b , with average minimum winter temperatures drift from 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° one C ) .
In cultivation, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Photo by Christina Ann Wolf-Esparragoza. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Watering : This industrial plant has distinctive watering needs for a succulent . During the maturate time of year , urine it exhaustively and let the dirt to dry between waterings . It go dormant in winter and involve almost no water , about once a calendar month .
Fertilizing : To keep it goodly and palmy , fecundate during the raise season is a ripe idea . Feed with water - soluble fertilizer thin out to half the urge intensity level .
Repotting : The plant life will benefit from new pot dirt every 2 or 3 years . Repot it in spring , just before the grow time of year . Pick a container with drainage hole .
In cultivation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo by Noelene Tomlinson. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Propagation : The good way to propagateHuernia zebrinais by stem cuttings . Take cutting during the grow time of year to ensure good rooting . It is also easy to start from seeds in spring .
Learn more atHow to rise and Care for Huernia .
Huernia zebrinahas no toxic effects reported , so it is safe around pets and humans .
In cultivation, Mililani, Hawaii, United States. Photo by Gilly Valdez Jackson. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
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In habitat, Mopani, Limpopo, South Africa. Derivative of a photo byDuncan McKenzie. Licensed underCC BY-NC 4.0.
