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Zulu giant Stapelia gigantea

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Watering Zulu giantTenere asciutto
Let’s avoid watering the The Zulu giant excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 4-5 weeks with 1-2 glasses of water . Let’s remember that the succulent plants can withhold water inside their materials, therefore they need to be watered only when the weather is hot.

Exposure Zulu giantPosizione mezza ombra
For a balanced development, it is best to position the The Zulu giant in a partially shady place, where it can enjoy direct sunlight only during the coolest hours of the day. We suggest growing the The Zulu giant In the house or in a warmed greenhouse; when the minimum temperatures go past 15°C it is possible to move them outside.Succulent plants can also be cultivated in a cold green house, with temperatures which must be below 5°C for many species, but in this case it’s necessary to keep them totally dry.

Generalities Zulu giant
These plants are succulent . The Zulu giant has a panel-like development, therefore it tends to widen very much. Zulu giant Is an evergreen; during spring, summer, autumn, winter iIt assumes a yellowgreen colouring; the adult specimens are small in size and reach 20 cm high.

Watering Zulu giantTenere asciutto
Let’s avoid watering the The Zulu giant excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 4-5 weeks with 1-2 glasses of water . Let’s remember that the succulent plants can withhold water inside their materials, therefore they need to be watered only when the weather is hot.

Treatments Zulu giant
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Soil Zulu giant
Grow in a soft and sandy, very well drained soil.

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peat
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mediterranean
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Notes Zulu giant

If desired, we can grow the The Zulu giant in a container. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area alpine mediterranean

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