2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Sharp thorns and poisonous sap do not frighten exotic lovers who grow the succulent plant Pachypodium in their homes. It surprisingly combines a fleshy powerful stem, covered with decorative strong spines, and a bunch of oblong green leaves. If you have patience and create favorable conditions for the plant, in 6-7 years you can admire the flowers of the pachypodium
Rod Pachypodium
Plants of the Pachypodium genus do not rely on the mercy of nature, storing nutrients and water for future use in their powerful stem, for which they got their name "thick leg". Born in the African tropics, they have won the hearts of flower growers around the world, slowly moving to greenhouses and dwellings.
In order not to share their reserves with other living creatures, the fleshy stems were stocked with strong thorns, which, when growing a plant in indoor conditions, add decorativeness to the plant and the interior of the room. The funnel-shaped flowers that adorn the pachypodium in the wild are in no hurry to bloom in indoor conditions, testing the patience of exotic lovers.
Most plants of the Kutrovy family, to which the genus Pachypodium belongs, have a milky sap, which is often poisonous. In contrast, the pachypodium sap is transparent. The clarity of the juice, however, does not negate its toxicity. Bushmen hunters grease arrows with pachypodium juice. So, having such a plant in your home, you should be careful.
Varieties
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Pachypodium short-stemmed (Pachypodium brevicaule) - it has a short and swollen stem, reaching half a meter in diameter. Gray leaves and yellow flowers.
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Pachypodium succulent (Pachypodium succulentum) - also has a short stem with fragile long branches, on which leaves with spines peeping out of their axils and pink flowers are held.
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Pachypodium rosulatum (Pachypodium rosulatum) - has a high stem with short branches covered with thorns and yellow flowers.
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Pachypodium dense (Pachypodium densiflorum) - with a cylindrical high stem, spiny short branches and yellow flowers.
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Branched pachypodium (Pachypodium ramosa) - the entire stem of the plant is armed with strong long spines. At the top of the plant are large oblong leaves, giving the pachypodium the appearance of a palm tree.
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Pachypodium Lamera (Pachypodium lamerei) - a six-meter tree in nature most of all was liked by lovers of home exoticism, growing in captivity to a meter height. Its barrel-shaped, thick stem is covered with sharp thorns, reminiscent of ruffy cacti. Dark green glossy leaves stick out like a palm bunch at the top of the stem, for which this species is also called the "Madagascar palm". Shows the world white funnel-shaped flowers.
Growing
In nature, pachypodiums grow in the most unsuitable places for life, obtaining food and moisture for themselves with their roots deeply penetrating into the ground. Since the path is limited to the roots in pots, only young specimens are grown in indoor conditions, filling the containers with fertile soil and arranging good drainage. For a comfortable life of the roots, the pots should be selected as high as possible.
Pachypodiums differ from most succulent plants in that there is no need for cold wintering. Winter watering does not differ from summer watering (except for plants dropping leaves for the winter) to keep the soil moist. It is important to find a middle ground in watering so as not to overdry and not overmoisten the soil. The criterion for the next watering can be the drying out of the soil to a depth of two centimeters. Excessive watering can lead to root rot.
Pachypodiums growing in nature on rocky slopes love sunny places without fear of direct sunlight.
If necessary, transplanting into more spacious containers, the transplant is carried out in the spring.
Maintaining the appearance is carried out by removing wilted flowers (if they managed to wait for such) and damaged parts of the plant.
Reproduction
Propagated by sowing seeds in sandy soil. Some species are cuttings.
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