Rabiea difformis *Cold Hardy Mesemb*

Rabiea difformis *Cold Hardy Mesemb*Rabiea difformis An attractive little clumping Mesemb with pointed (but not sharp) leaves that have polka dots. Flowers yellow and produced in winter and spring. Forms clumps readily. Easy to grow. This species is supposedly surprisingly cold hardy. Apparently it is grown outdoors in Denver, Colorado (they cover it with mulch in winter). I have no experience with frost on this species so please do your research if you want to grow it outdoors in cold

These are plants that are already forming two stems

You will receive the plant shown in images 1-4

Give good light but watch for sunburn in hot sun

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In high light the plant turns a healthy brown color

The plants start out herbaceous but form a semi-woody stem in time and branch

During the summer it dies back to the corms

They look like sticks in the summer when dormant

Parodia ritteriana  Family: Cactaceae

They will get very tall in time (old specimens are 20' or more

Gymnocalycium schickendantzii    A small