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Curio talinoides

Blue chalksticks: a sprawling blue-grey succulent from the Cape's dry interior valleys, with narrow, cylindrical, sickle-shaped leaves. It wants full sun, sharp drainage and cool winters, and is far more forgiving than its looks suggest.

Curio talinoides
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Grows in karroid scrub and on rocky, well-drained slopes in the semi-arid Little Karoo and adjacent valleys, in full sun.

Records lie roughly 300–1000 m.

South Africa (Western Cape)South Africa (Eastern 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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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 Public domain licence, unmodified.