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Adenia stylosa
[Adenia epigea var. stylosa] [Adenia firingalavensis var. stylosa]
'Candlestick Plant'
[ Passifloraceae ] [ Madagascar ]
The Candlestick Plant (Adenia stylosa) is a pachycaul shrub or liana forming a tangle of twisted stems raying out every which way from an extraordinary hard, conical, irregular, bumpish green caudex looking like a mountain shaped candle with melting wax coming down. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants. Pale yellow flowers open on the tendrils in the spring and summer.




Adenia stylosa

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Plant which can be grown as a Bonsai . Succulent Plant . Develops a caudex .
Habitat
zone 9b = Winter minimum temperature -4C to -1C (25F � 30F)
Savanna Woodland
Subtropical


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Drought-Tolerant
Small plant

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Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter

1 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter

Bright

Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth

Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer

From time to time when necessary
Pruning
Repotting
No pruning
Repot from time to time

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