I grow my Deuterocohnia brevifolia in a container, outdoors year round.
Since my area is often more hot and drier especially beyond mid Spring, it surely appreciates more stepped up watering. I douse it heavily here particularly when temp forecasts already says it will be 85F to 100F, and what we have here by then is excessive dry heat.
During late Fall to mid Spring where we finally get rainfall, and lately in the past couple of years, truly good amounts of rainfall, the plant shows very good growing, since it is positioned in the brightest, warmest area in the garden that maximizes its light access when natural light diminshes during winter and temps go down to the low 30F's at nightfall.
The media I used is cacti mix and added some more pumice to it just to really make it very well draining. Overtime it grows to overrun the entire container top, and hard to see the media anymore, so I just water it generously as needed dousing it very well.
By the time mid Spring arrives to summer, city trees at the edge of my sideyard would also be fully awake, so the canopy of leaves helps in providing much needed shade during the extremely dry and hot periods.
So depending on your plans and weather situation iny your area, consider providing some part shade to it if temps truly goes too hot and dry.
10March 2024 photo
