Curio ficoides

A spreading succulent shrub, often over 1 m tall, from South Africa's Cape Provinces. It has blue-green, laterally flattened, knife-like leaves. It is easy in cultivation: strong light, sparse water and frost-free winters.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in arid and semi-arid scrub. The records concentrate in the Little Karoo and in the succulent thicket of the southern and Eastern Cape, often among rocks and shrubs.

It ranges from near sea level to about 800 m at the main climate sites.

Western CapeEastern CapeNorthern CapeSouth 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.