How to grow Adromischus filicaulis

Adromischus filicaulis grow and care – subshrub succulent of the genus Adromischus, Adromischus filicaulis perennial evergreen used as ornamental plant, drought tolerant and easy to take care, can grow in mediterranean, desert, subtropics, temperate climate or indoor as houseplant and growing in hardiness zone 9-11.

Leaves color green, red, yellow, purple, gray, pink, orange mostly multicolor, can be with dots or splash colors and shape linear to ovate.

Adromischus filicaulis flowers

Flower color purple the flowers shape its pipe with entrance in star shape.

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How to grow Adromischus filicaulis – growing and care:

Well drained soil, sandy soil

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction – propagation by cutting leaves or stem, for propagate by stem and leaves do in the same way, cut the leaf in the base better with hand not anything sharp and wait at least 24 hours, if it’s not cut in the base, cut by sharp object or it is stem need wait few days until the tissue will hill, after this put it in well-drained soil, and water it every few days let in dry but not fully dry, after few weeks to month it start to grow root, propagation season – better to start in the late spring to early summer but always can do it indoor (depend the temperature in the house).

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but to start from seeds takes a lot of time and harder

Difficulties or problems when growing:
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Planting season:
Spring to summer in hardiness zone 9, spring to autumn in hardiness zone 10, all year in hardiness zone 11

Pests and diseases:
Slugs, snails, aphids

Pruning season:
All year

How to prune:
Just for design and dead part

Size of the plant:
5-14 cm, 2-6 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Slow growing

Water requirement:
Small amount of water, do not overwater and better to let it dry between watering

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Half Shade / Full Shade (with light)

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes

Growing is also possible in a pot / planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes, grow in pot that 20%-30% bigger than the roots ball, also the drainage of the soil it’s important, better to use for soil potting soil and in the bottom to put something inert like lava grit or “little rocks” in the bottom, put soil of the cactus potting mix, but after few years drainage of the soil not function the same so need to change it to new soil

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Spring / Summer

General information about the flower
Purple flowers shape its pipe with entrance in star shape

Scientific name:

Adromischus filicaulis

How to grow Adromischus filicaulis

Adromischus filicaulis plant care

Adromischus filicaulis

Categories

Blooming Seasons
  • Spring flowers
  • Summer flowers
Flower colors
  • Purple flower
Climate
  • Desert Climate
  • Mediterranean Climate
  • Subtropics Climate
  • Temperate Climate
Leaf color
  • Orange leaves
  • Pink leaves
  • Purple leaf
  • Red leaves
  • Yellow leaf
Ornamental parts
  • Ornamental flower
  • Ornamental leaves
  • Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
  • Slow growing plants
Plant life-form
  • Evergreen
  • Perennial plant
  • Subshrub
  • Succulent
Plant Uses
  • Drought tolerant plants
  • Ornamental plants
Planting Season
  • Autumn Planting
  • Spring Planting
  • Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
  • Part shade Plants
  • Shade Plants
Watering plants
  • Small amounts of water
Hardiness zone
  • Hardiness zone 10
  • Hardiness zone 11
  • Hardiness zone 9