Alluaudia ascendens(Drake ) Sir Francis Drake
Fantsiolotse ( local name )
Didierea ascendens
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Family : DidiereaceaeSubfamily : DidiereoideaeGenus : Alluaudia
The specific name " ascendens " ( pronounced " as - SEN - dens " ) means " ascending , prove " and refers to this species ' ontogeny riding habit , which tends to make a massive , ascend , 5 - shaped crest over meter .
Alluaudia ascendensis endemical toMadagascar .
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Alluaudia ascendensis a spiny succulent Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that grow as a undivided stem before sapless ramify from a peak of 3.3 to 6.6 foot ( 2 to 4 m ) , ultimately forming a massive , climb up , V - shaped crest . It get up to 40 feet ( 12 m ) magniloquent , making it the bombastic member of the Didiereaceae kin . Its ramification are few and almost vertical . The leave-taking are thick , fleshy , dark-green or reddish in full sunlight , measuring up to 1 in ( 2.5 cm ) long .
The flowers , which are whitened to softened reddish , appear in clusters at the top of the branch in the free fall .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 25 ° F ( -3.9 ° coulomb ) to 50 ° F ( 10 ° light speed ) .
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Alluaudias require full sunlight or high internal lighting , a well - drain soil mix , and freely circulate gentle wind . The good path to water these succulents is to souse the soil and have it dry out out before water it again . If fertilizer is used , it should be stretch to 1/4 the recommended charge per unit on the recording label .
These plants must be protected in the glasshouse over the winter . EstablishedAlluaudias should tolerate temperature around 32 ° F ( 0 ° 100 ) . The plants will overlook all their leaves during the wintertime months , and no water should be given .
However , if planted in the landscape painting , it will often drop all its leaf when it decides to take a rest . When this happens , turn off down on thewateringuntil the leaves appear again .
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Alluaudias are propagated from cuttings taken in the spring or from seed when usable .
Learn more atHow to Grow and worry for Alluaudia .
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