Conophytum cupreiflorum

A Conophytum named by Tischer in 1955 and treated by GBIF as a natural hybrid, from the winter-rainfall Succulent Karoo of the Western Cape near Vredendal. Like most cone plants, it grows in the cool autumn and winter and is dormant through the hot, dry summer.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Winter-rainfall Succulent Karoo in the southern Knersvlakte and Vredendal area. From the genus, it is assumed to grow in rock crevices, shallow pockets of soil or quartz gravel, where it is partly shaded by rock.

The single record is from about 200 m in the lowlands near Vredendal.

South AfricaWestern Cape

🔒 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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