Zygophyllum flexuosum
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Roepera flexuosa comes from open environments, such as sunny meadows and forest edges, which offer abundant light. It does best in Full Sun but can also tolerate Partial Sun, adapting well to various sunlight conditions.
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Roepera flexuosa comes from tropical areas, where the climate is generally warm and humid. Consequently, it is adapted to high temperatures and humidity. It does not tolerate sudden temperature changes and prefers a constant thermal environment, so avoiding temperature fluctuations indoors is important. It generally cannot withstand cold and needs warmer conditions to grow. If the surrounding temperature becomes too low, the plant may stop growing or even die.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
Fertilizing is essential for caring for Roepera flexuosa. Regular applications during the growing season maintain the energy required for its attractive foliage and encourage overall growth. Skipping fertilization can lead to unhealthy leaves, reduced ornamental value, and stunted or weak growth that is more susceptible to breaking.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Zygophyllum
- Family
- Zygophyllaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Mature Spread
- 49 cm to 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Yellow
- Flower Size
- 1.02 cm to 2.03 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Mid fall, Late fall, Early winter
- Native Area
- South Africa