Hairy Portulaca again

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Hairy Portulaca again

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Teeny tiny Portulaca cuttings, species unknown.
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When they get going, they'll look like this:
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SA's answer to Tephrocactus floccosus?
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ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:48 pm SA's answer to Tephrocactus floccosus?
Something like that. Only its from Angola. Quite tropical, unlike most of my plants.
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So that hair isn't all there to keep it warm, then. How cold do you let it go in winter?
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Re: Hairy Portulaca again

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ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:31 pm So that hair isn't all there to keep it warm, then. How cold do you let it go in winter?
Water retention, I guess. It is very xeric for a leafy succulent. I keep it indoors in winter. It has certainly been below 10C on occasion, but it tends to shed stems if it isn't kept warm and growing.
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