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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Winter dormant
Flowers: Showy
Other: Forma a large, in comparison to the rosettes, upright cone of flowers.
Flower Color: Green
White
Other: Pale green or yellow?
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Uses: Suitable for miniature gardens
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic
Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Chinese Dunce Cap

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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-05-27
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-03-05
This orostachys is evergreen in my zone 8.
Location: Salem, Oregon
Photo courtesy of Perennial Obsessions.
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