Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Lenophyllum Rose [1350]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Crassulaceae

family_ja: ベンケイソウ

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description_en: Genus of about 6 species of clustering, perennial succulents from low-lying, often scrub or woodland areas of California, Texas, and New Mexico, USA, and Mexico. Very variably shaped, fleshy leaves are borne mainly in opposite pairs, forming loose, basal rosettes. Sparsely leafy flowering stems produce small, 5-petalled flowers, borne singly or in terminal racemes or panicles, from summer to winter. In areas where temperatures drop below 5°C (41°F), they may be grown outdoors in summer, but need to be protected in a temperate greenhouse at other times. In warmer climates, grow permanently outdoors in a shrub border or a desert garden.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 19-24°C (66-75°F), or divide offsets, in spring or early summer. Root leaf cuttings in summer.

pests_en: Prone to greenfly while flowering.

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comment: SW N America

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

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