Hydnora abyssinica
Jackal foot
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full shade
Acacia Jackalskos is native to habitats such as forest understories or rocky areas, where it provides natural shade. It favors Full Shade but can tolerate Partial Sun.
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Acacia Jackalskos comes from tropical areas, where the climate is generally warm and humid. Consequently, it is well suited to high temperatures and humidity. It does not tolerate sudden temperature shifts and favors a steady thermal environment, so avoiding indoor temperature fluctuations is important. It typically cannot withstand cold conditions and requires warmer temperatures for growth. If the surrounding temperature drops too low, the plant may stop growing or even die.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
Acacia Jackalskos needs the most fertilizer during its active growth period, which takes place mainly in spring, summer, and early fall. Fertilization is needed to supply essential nutrients that the soil may lack, supporting healthy root and stem growth and the attractive foliage that is a key characteristic of this plant.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Hydnora
- Family
- Aristolochiaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 10 cm to 20 cm
- Mature Spread
- 15 cm to 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Brown
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Pink
- Flower Size
- 10.16 cm to 15.24 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall
- Native Area
- Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan, Oman, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Yemen, Congo (DRC), Uganda, Botswana, Zimbabwe