Monadenium ellenbeckii 66mm potted
Monadenium ellenbeckii
Compact, clustering succulent with multiple stems forming from the base up to 20cm tall bearing small 1cm leaves. Plants will eventually spread, forming a ground cover.
Position -
full sun or partial shade. Great in gardens, borders, rockeries or pots. Indoors only in well-lit positions otherwise they may not produce more of the brightly coloured leaves.
Watering -
can be watered over the warmer months and seldom if not at all in winter. Plants will survive without water for many months but will do better if watered all year.
Feeding -
25% of recommended dosage monthly in growing period. The less fertiliser, the better the shape of the plant. Fertilisers high in nitrogen can produce larger plants with less colour.
Repotting -
can be left to overgrow their pots or repotted in the warmer months in almost any well drained potting mix.
Caution -
harmful if eaten. Skin & eye irritant.
- Handle carefully to avoid exposure to white milk from damaged plants. Wash hands after handling.
Additional info from LLIFLE
Description:
Monadenium ellenbeckiiSN|20566]]SN|20566]] is a low-growing shrubby succulent perennial herb with fleshy, serpent-like stems that emerge from a central base
Stems:
Thin bright/light green, fleshy, columnar or creeping, and shortly rhizomatous. Several to 50 cm or up to 1,5 m long when supported, few branches, up to 15 mm Ø, with 4 longitudinal groves below.
Leaves:
Scar-like, forming occasionally, weakly attached at the branch tips, sessile obovate, ovate to 10 x 8 mm, fleshy minutely puberulous.
Flowers:
Yellow-green, 1 to 2 forked flower-like cymes which can become pink-toned in full sun, 1-1,5 cm across, peduncles to 5 mm.
Blooming season:
Summer.
