Kleinia fulgens

A soft-stemmed succulent from the warm, summer-rainfall lowlands and bushveld of south-eastern Africa, grown for its grey-green toothed leaves and scarlet to crimson thistle-like flowers in late autumn and winter. It wants warm, bright summers with regular water and a cooler, drier winter, but not a bone-dry or cold one.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded mostly from KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Eswatini and southern Mozambique, in bushveld, coastal and riverine thicket and rocky slopes. Like other bushveld Kleinia it usually grows among shrubs and rocks, getting strong light with some shade in the hottest hours.

Few records carry an elevation (45 to 717 m); the climate sites span roughly sea level to about 1,150 m, so it is a lowland to low-upland plant.

South AfricaMozambiqueEswatiniZimbabweZambiaAngola

🔒 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.