Mestoklema arboriforme

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One of the few caudex-forming members of Aizoaceae, this species is a popular option for collectors that want an ethically produced caudex specimen every bit as impressive and rugg ed as a wild plant. As the name implies, M. arboriforme gets a thick, tree-like trunk with cool exfoliating bark. Showy orange flowers appear throughout the spring and summer. From the arid Northern Cape and into Namibia, this species occurs in a region that supposedly receives rain in the summer and winter, but actually gets barely any at all. In the wild its mostly a shrub with little to no caudex exposed. Show more