General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 1 to 2 inches
Plant Spread: 2 to 4 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Leaves are thick and covered with tubercles and white teeth.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Blooms may be pale yellow, golden yellow, yellowish-bronze or salmon pink.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Winter
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Suitable for miniature gardens
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Calvinia Wartfig
  • Blinkoogtoontjie
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Aloinopsis luckhoffii
  • Synonym: Aloinopsis lodewykii
  • Synonym: Aloinopsis setifera
  • Synonym: Aloinopsis villetii

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photo by:  John Jearrard
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-04

photo by:  John Jearrard
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-23
Uploaded by ljones26
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-06-12
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Apr 30, 2012
Location: Indoors - Central Valley area, CA
Date: 2012-03-25
A new succulent in our collection - Aloinopsis luckhoffii

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: Jul 5, 2009
Photo courtesy of Truls Jensen and Emma Elliott of Wild Ginger Fa
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2014-11-30
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Apr 30, 2012

Date: Oct 5, 2009
Photo courtesy of Truls Jensen and Emma Elliott of Wild Ginger Fa

photo credit: Stephen Boisvert
Uploaded by robertduval14

photo credit: Michael Wolf

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