Alluaudia procera(Drake ) Drake
Madagascan Ocotillo , Madagascar Ocotillo , African Ocotillo
Didierea procera
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Family : DidiereaceaeSubfamily : DidiereoideaeGenus : Alluaudia
The specific epithet " procera " ( enunciate " PRO - ker - uh " ) means " high , magniloquent , idealistic ; hold out , elongated " and refers to the telling heights that this species can attain ..
Alluaudia procerais native to southern and southwesternMadagascar .
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Alluaudia procerais an unusual , spiny succulent shrub or small tree with paired , rounded leaves and grey rachis that sprout along the stalwart , whitish - grey , mostly upright stem . It can grow up to 60 feet ( 18 m ) marvelous . Some stem at times pitchfork off in a cernuous direction before slew back up . new plants form a snarl of stems that last for several years , after which a strong central stem develops . The principal bow is cylindrical , reaching up to 20 inches ( 50 cm ) in diameter , and can be free of branches for up to 33 feet ( 10 m ) . The leaves can measure up to 1 column inch ( 2.5 centimeter ) long and are deciduous in the recollective dry season .
In refinement , Alluaudia proceracan , but seldom , bloom with tiny virile or female greenish - yellow flowers that appear in open thyrses at the baksheesh of the branches .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( -3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( 10 ° one C ) .
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Alluaudias want full sunshine or high interior lighting , a well - drained soil mix , and freely circulate air . The best way to water these succulents is to soak the filth and let it dry out out before watering it again . If fertilizer is used , it should be diluted to 1/4 the recommended rate on the label .
These plants must be protected in the greenhouse over the winter . EstablishedAlluaudias should stick out temperatures around 32 ° F ( 0 ° C ) . The flora will drop all their leaf during the winter months , and no water should be given .
However , if planted in the landscape , it will often cut down all its leaves when it adjudicate to take a rest . When this happens , cut down on thewateringuntil the leaf start to seem again .
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Alluaudias are propagated from cuttings taken in the outflow or from seed when useable .
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