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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: The flowers are scented and open in the late afternoon attracting insect pollinators
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: When sowing, mix the fine seed with fine sand for more even distribution. And grow in small containers with very good drainage.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Kussingvygie
  • Cushion Fig
  • Night-Blooming Ice Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Stomatium mustelinum
  • Synonym: Stomatium mustellinum
  • Synonym: Stomatium pyrodorum
Also sold as:
  • Stomatium mustilinum

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-03-05
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-05-06
Started blooming in April 2016
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-05-06
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-04
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-12-04
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-17
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-01-18
After two months of rain it is still healthy.
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