About
Curio citriformis is a compact, evergreen succulent that exhibits a scrambling growth habit. Its leaves are small, resembling lemons, and range in color from pale to dark green, featuring a waxy texture with prominent veins. This plant produces yellow-white, trumpet-shaped blooms from autumn through winter following a dormant phase, emitting a scent reminiscent of cinnamon.
About the genus
Curio is a group of evergreen succulents that originate from the mountainous regions of Cape Province in South Africa. These plants feature elongated, ribbed leaves and produce disc-like flower heads that lack ray florets.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1C
Plant details
- Plant type
- Cactus Succulent
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Houseplants
- Native to
- S Namibia to W Cape Prov.
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a mix of 2 parts peat-free, loam-based potting compost and 1 part each of leaf mould and grit, in full light with good ventilation. When in growth water moderately and apply a half-strength balanced liquid feed monthly. See cactus and succulent cultivation for further advice
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division or by removing and rooting stem sections
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to stem rots if overwatered