Scientific Name:
Faucaria tigrina
Pronunciation:
fow-KAR-ee-uh tig-REE-nuh
Common Name:
tiger's jaws
Family Name:
Aizoaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant, Succulent or Cacti
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal and in opposite pairs, crowded, thick, succulent, ovate-rhomboid,most 2.5-4cm long x 1.5-2cm wide, rounded undersides speckled with white dots that may turn red-purple, inside margins dentate like an animal's mouth, teeth tipped with long soft bristles that tend to bend towards centre of plant.
Habit:
Dense, Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Africa - southern
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Succulent
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Gray-green.
Shapes:
Ovate, Rhomboidal
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Head-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
Unlikely to flower indoors; >100 petal-like sepals
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Red, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Unlikely to form on indoor plants
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Succulent leaves
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
High
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
Water well but infrequently in hotter months
Pest Susceptibility:
Root rot, Scale insects (Drought tolerant)
