El Adromischus cooperi It is one of the most interesting non-cactaceous succulent plants to have in a pot, since in addition to being very easy to care for, as soon as a leaf falls after it takes root, thus giving rise to a new specimen.
However, few know how to have it precious throughout the year. If you want to find out, don't hesitate: continue reading.
How is it?
Adromischus cooperi is a succulent perennial native to South Africa that was described by John Gilbert Baker and Alwin Berger and published in »Die natürlinchen Pflanzenfamilien, Zweite Auflage»In 1930. It is a shrub that measures between 0,1 and 0,35cm in height whose leaves are fleshyGreen or bluish-green in color with red-purple spots more or less together. Blooms in spring, producing flowers on terminal stems.
It has a fairly fast growth rate, so, although it has a very cheap price, if we want to buy a very young specimen in a 5,5cm diameter pot, we will not have to wait long for it to become an adult.
What are their cares?
The care that the Adromischus cooperi They go through placing it in an area where it gets direct sun, in a pot with a substrate that drains well (It can be river sand washed with a little peat, or akadama mixed with kiryuzuna in equal parts). Likewise, it will also be very important to fertilize it from spring to autumn, since this way it can have good growth and better development.
For the rest, we must bear in mind that it is necessary to change the pot every 2 years, and that we will not have to worry too much about the cold since supports up to -7ºC as long as it is not for long.