General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Plant Spread: 15 cm across
Fruiting Time: Late winter or early spring
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable for miniature gardens
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Fire Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Division
Offsets

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Faucaria tuberculosa
  • Synonym: Faucaria felina subsp. tuberculosa

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Location: my sunroom, Utah
Date: 2020-10-29

Double bloom this time 👍

Date: 2021-05-26

photo by:  C T Johansson
Photo by ketsui73
Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2023-01-28
Location: Sacramento CA.
Date: 2022-05-27
 Drilled a substantial drainage hole through the bottom of this m

Date: 2020-06-28
Location: Sacramento CA.
Date: 2022-05-06

Finally caught it with flower open 👍
Location: San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2012-10-16
First time bloom for our Faucaria tuberculosa
Location: At our garden - Central Valley area, CA
Date: 2011-10-27
Faucaria tuberculosa
Photo by tarev
Photo by jeffgreen
Photo by tarev
Photo by tarev

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: South Australia
Date: 2018-04-11
Common name : knobbled jaws

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
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