365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Huernia Zebrina, Star Performer
Day 20: Huernia zebrina is one of the star performers in my troupe of houseplants. Also known as "Lifesaver Plant" for the raised reddish-brown disk at the center of its stripy, five-pointed flowers, even its buds (inset) are attractive. Each star measures roughly an inch across and are fairly long-lived after opening. The succulent stems bear short, soft spines and branch readily, occasionally dropping from the parent plant. These "volunteers" root easily if the base is stuck into the soil and kept moist but not wet. The plant blooms intermittently, and took me by surprise today when I made my weekly watering rounds.
Labels:
houseplants,
Huernia zebrina,
Lifesaver Plant
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