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Antimima ventricosa
This species produces pairs of
silvery green
leaves that
are characteristically joined with
the shorter drier outside pair framing the larger younger inner pair.
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Family: Mesebrianthemaceae (Aizoaceae)
Scientific name: Antimima ventricosa
(L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann
Origin:
South Africa.
Conservation status: Not
endangered.
Synonyms:
- Mesembryanthemum ventricosum
L.Bolus
- Ruschia ventricosa (L.Bolus)
Schwantes
- Cheiridopsis ventricosa
(L.Bolus) N.E.Br.
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Description: Small succulent shrub forming a compact cushion and
bearing large flowers.
Stem: Basally branched with very short internodes.
Leaves: Up to
5 cm long,
opposite, joined at the base,
naviculate, keeled near the tip, mucronate,
silvery green,
waxed and joined with
the shorter drier outside pair framing the larger younger inner pair.
Flowers: Showy,
daisy-like,
mauve with pink staminodes
centrally collected.
Fruit: The fruit is a 5-locular capsule with persistent
bracteoles.
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Cultivation:
The antimima are relatively easy to
grow. These plants grow in winter rain-areas and head for dormancy in
summer. Regular water in autumn through to spring. Water minimally in
summer, only when the plant starts shrivelling but it will generally
grow even in summer if given water. Requires good drainage. Keep cool
and shaded in summer, needs full sun or light shade. Hardy to -2°C (or
less)
Propagation: Seeds, (or
rarely) cuttings.
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