This has done well in the hot sun.
It has done well with a little shade and tends to burn in the full sun.
| Species List from Mesembs of the World | |
| Cheiridopsis acuminata Cheiridopsis amabilis Cheiridopsis alata Cheiridopsis aspera Cheiridopsis brownii Cheiridopsis caroli-schmidtii Cheiridopsis cigarettifera Cheiridopsis delphinoides Cheiridopsis denticulata Cheiridopsis derenbergiana Cheiridopsis gamoepensis Cheiridopsis glomerata Cheiridopsis herrei Cheiridopsis imitans Cheiridopsis meyeri Cheiridopsis minima Cheiridopsis nelii |
Cheiridopsis pearsonii Cheiridopsis peculiaris Cheiridopsis pillansii Cheiridopsis pilosula Cheiridopsis ponderosa Cheiridopsis purpurata Cheiridopsis purpurea Cheiridopsis robusta Cheiridopsis rostrata Cheiridopsis rudis Cheiridopsis schlechteri Cheiridopsis speciosa Cheiridopsis turbinata Cheiridopsis umdausensis Cheiridopsis velox Cheiridopsis verrucosa |
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| Cheiridopsis caroli-schmidtii | |
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Excellent for pot culture but I've had trouble keeping it out in the ground. |
| Cheiridopsis cigarettifera | |
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Looks dead when dormant in the summer but comes back alive with the fall rain. |
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Bug's eye view. |
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Dormant in August. |
| Cheiridopsis peculiaris | |
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Fat in December after a rainy Fall. |
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Bug's eye view. |
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Blooming in late March. |
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Dormant in August. |
| Cheiridopsis pillansii | |
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The leaves are a little bit too rounded for pillansii, but that was the name of the seeds I planted and is what I'll call this one until convinced otherwise. |
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Bug's eye view. This has done well in the hot sun. |
| Cheiridopsis robusta | |
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Huge flowers. |
| Cheiridopsis velox | |
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This Cheiridopsis has unusual 'barbed' leaves. It has done well with a little shade and tends to burn in the full sun. |
| CULTIVATION INFORMATION | |
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Cheiridopsis are winter growing mesembs that go dormant during the dry, hot summer. Many form papery
sheaths over the leaves during dormancy (However, my C. pillansii and C. velox do not). During dormancy they
can withstand severe drought but seem to tolerate a little water as well. During the fall, after growth has begun again, they
will take considerable water and swell greatly. Cheiridopsis are easily started from seed, though it prefers cooler temperatures for germination (around 65F/18C). I start mine in the Fall. Growth is usually fast. Cheiridopsis do well in pots and many will flower in a 3 inch container. |
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