Cotyledon - Hardy drought tolerant, easy to grow outdoors or as container plants. Ideal for the Australian Mediterranean climate. Cotyledons have recently been assessed to having 10 to 11 species it was much larger group incorporating Adromischus, Dudleya, Tylecodens, and others, which now have their own individual genera's. Cotyledons are small prostrate plants to medium sized shrubs to 2 meters. All have succulent leaves and thickened stems.
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Cotyledon
What is the plant
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Lighting
Part Sun
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Water
watering is best in Autumn and Spring with a bit less water in winter. Cotyledons are very tolerant of drying out in Summer, but if given extra or good watering they will grow well at this time breaking their dormancy. Some Cotyledons are inclined to shed some or all of their leaves when stressed in summer.
Soil
a well drained mix is essential, many are easy to grow outside in the garden if the soil is well drained, they are considered mildly frost tolerant.
Temperature
Tolerates temperatures from approximately −2° C. to 40° C.
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