Trichodiadema Bonsai

Its leaves are succulent and end in a circle of stiff hairs giving the plant a similar appearance to some species in the cactus genus mammillaria.

Trichodiadema bonsai. It also makes a nice trimmed specimen plant in a rock cactus or succulent garden. Trichodiadema densum is most usually seen species. Trichodiadema are genetically programmed to follow the south african seasons where it rains in the winter as in california. A bonsai pot or dish seems to make the plant a little more special and helps display the plant well.

The flowers are bright violet purple at the end of winter. A distinctive plant with an eye catching look. Trichodiadema looks surprisingly like a cactus but is not a cactus. It is best to let these plants become dry in summer and watch them for activity around september october time when they will let you know that they are active.

The small succulent leaves are bright green to gray green and covered with a crown of soft white hairs. Description trichodiadema densum is not a cactus but could be mistaken for one. Trichodiadema bulbosum african bonsai this slow growing succulent plant is naturally a shrubby low growing groundcover with a tuberous base barely exposed and with stems rising 6 to 12 inches and spreading to several feet with small 1 4 to 1 2 inch long succulent gray green leaves tipped with tufty bristles of soft white hairs. You will receive a very similar plant to the one in the picture.

This is a nice container plant and is well suited to a bonsai style presentation exposing the caudex root. Description trichodiadema bulbosum is a caudiciform succulent up to 8 inches 20 cm tall with long stems that branch heavily to form a low rounded shrub. Over time it will slowly develop a thickened root system or caudex which is highly prized. Left on its own it will become a small scale ground cover.

The trichodiadema bulbosum is a south african succulent plant also known as the african bonsai. It is however an ice plant and has characteristically glittery textured foliage. It is a compact mat forming perennial shrub up to 4 inches 10 cm tall with woody stems and thick fleshy roots. Seeds it can be also reproduced by cuttings.

It is easily confused for a cactus because its leaves are topped with gentle white bristles. This member of the aizoaceae family was given this name by martin heinrich gustav schwantes in 1926. Mini desert rose trichodiadema densum schwantes. It may or may not be blooming at the time of your purchase.