Conophytum maughanii

A tiny, compact mesemb from the arid inland Northern Cape. It grows in rock and quartz-gravel pockets, receives under 20 mm of rain in any month, and spends the hot summer dormant inside papery old leaf sheaths. Grow it like other winter-growing Conophytum: water from autumn to spring and keep it dry and shaded in 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

Dwarf succulent wedged in rock crevices and quartz or gravel patches in very arid shrubland, often partly sunk into the soil or sheltered by stones.

The two georeferenced sites lie at about 1,050–1,150 m.

Northern Cape (South Africa)

🔒 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.