Adromischus filicaulis

A small, slender-leaved Adromischus of the winter-rainfall Cape, growing among rocks from the Little Karoo and Overberg north into Namaqualand. It grows in the cool, damp winter and slows down in the hot, dry summer, so water it in winter and keep it drier in summer.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rock crevices and stony ground in karroid scrub and renosterveld, often tucked against rocks or under shrubs; generalised from the genus and the measured range.

Climate sites lie at roughly 250–930 m.

Western CapeNorthern CapeNamibia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.