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Faucaria. sp. PB1787 is a choice dwarf form, with brownish-green leaves
that forms small low and exceptionally compact clumps. Flowers are
golden-yellow yellow, come in autumn and last for a long time.
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Family: Mesebrianthemaceae (Aizoaceae)
Scientific name:
Faucaria
sp. PB1787
Origin: 21 km
East Pearston, South Africa (Cape
Province: Bedford)
Common Names include: Pebbled Tiger Jaws, Tiger Jaws’,
Knobby Tiger Jaws, Shark's Jaws,
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Description: Faucaria.
sp. PB1787 is dwarf form, with brownish-green leaves that forms small
low and exceptionally compact clumps.
Stem: Virtually stemless (but can builds short woody stems with
age).
Leaves: Up to 2 cm long and 1 cm wide pale olive green to
brownish-green often with a reddish tinge. In
opposite pairs, all pairs growing at right angles to the next adjacent,
usually with 2 to 3 pairs to a branch. They are thick, green
triangular in the top view, pointed,. The
margin is white with few (2 to 4) short teeth. The upper surface is
almost smooth with tiny white dots over the upper
surface and scattered in white speckles in the lower, keeled
surface.
Flowers: Golden-yellow yellow, 3-4
cm wide, attractive daisy like, appearing from the centre of the
rosette.
Blooming season: Autumn. They need full sun to open, open around
noon and close at night.
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The yellow flowers are 4 cm across and very showy
Culture: Faucaria are la
good choice for anyone wanting to start growing succulents. They are
quite hardy and can take a short period of light frost and in very dry
warm regions these succulents make very impressive out door ground
covers. They need full sun to light shade with a well-drained soil
mix, but can tolerate a wide variety of soil types and growing locations
as long as there is plenty of sun. The plants are well watered during
the growing season and allowed to dry thoroughly before watering again
and will tolerate some over watering, but the challenge is to help them
keep their compact form and prevent elongation of the stem. During the
winter months, the plants should be kept very dry, only watering enough
to keep the leaves from shrivelling.
As house plants they tend to grow in fair weather and rest when
temperatures are too hot or too cool.
Propagation: Faucaria is very easy to start from seed. Seeds
germinate in 7-14 days at 21°C. Although they will start from cuttings,
it is quite difficult to get them to root. If they start to rot there is
usually part of the plant that can be removed and possibly rooted.
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