La hoodia gordonii It is one of the strangest and most beautiful succulent plants that exist at the same time. And it is that, of how rare it is, it has managed to carve out a niche in the collections of those who live in the temperate-warm regions of the world. Instead of one copy myself, I have two ... and as I see another that I like, then another that will come home. 🙂
It does not need much care, since it resists drought quite well; so that, What are you waiting to meet her?
How is it?
hoodia gordonii is the scientific name of a succulent plant native to southern Africa that was described by Francis Masson, Robert Sweet, and Joseph Decaisne and published in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis in 1844.
Develops angular stems with brown spines up to 50-75cm tall and 2-3cm thick. The flowers are 8-10cm in diameter, and have a corolla with five light purple welded lobes. The fruit is V-shaped and about 12cm long.
What are their cares?
This is a plant that needs to be in a sunny exposure, with soil or substrate that has very good drainage. Likewise, it must be watered little: about 2 times a week in summer and every 10-15 days the rest of the year.
Although it has a rather slow growth rate, it is advisable that, if we are going to have it in a pot, we move it to a larger one every 2 or 3 springs. In this way, we will make sure that it has a good development.
For the rest, we have to know that resists weak and occasional frosts down to -2ºC.
Does it have any medicinal use?
It is believed that it can be used as a weight loss aid, but there are doctors who do not recommend it to their patients because they do not believe that it will serve them to meet their objectives.
La hoodia gordonii it is an endangered speciesTherefore, it is very important to find out where the specimen we are going to buy comes from, since it is illegal to export it from Africa without the CITES certification (International Market Convention for Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).