Conophytum bicarinatum

A little-documented Conophytum from the Cape Provinces with no wild locality records. Conophytum grow mainly in the winter-rainfall Succulent Karoo, so treat it as a cool-season grower that is dormant through summer. Do not follow the summer-rainfall climate point in the data.

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

Generalised from the genus: small clumping bodies in rock crevices, on quartz patches or on shaded rocky slopes in Succulent Karoo vegetation.

Unknown; no records carry an elevation.

Cape Provinces

🔒 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.