Monanthes ANAGENSIS

Monanthes ANAGENSIS - Anaga monanthes, Monanthes anagensis.

Perennial herbaceous plants or small dwarf shrubs from the family Crassulaceae, most often with short erect or creeping stems. Leaves are alternate (rarely opposite), fleshy. The inflorescence is racemose or umbellate. The flowers are 6-8 (or 5-9)-merous, greenish, greenish-brownish, or pinkish, on long pedicels, gathered in small racemose inflorescences. Stamens are twice as many as petals. Large nectariferous scales are located between petals and carpels. About 10 species are known. They are distributed in the Canary Islands. Some species form dense cushion-like clumps.

Monanthes anagensis is a herbaceous perennial or subshrub, heavily branched, up to 15 cm (6 in) high. The branches are gray, tortuous, glabrous. Leaves are alternate, sessile, glabrous, linear-elliptic or linear, about 2.5 cm (1 in) long, 0.4 cm (0.16 in) wide, 0.3 cm (0.12 in) thick, green, sometimes reddish. The inflorescence is terminal, a 2-6-flowered raceme. Flowers are 1 cm (0.4 in) in diameter, green-yellow with reddish filaments and yellow anthers.

Seeds are sown in sandy soil, mixed beforehand with the top layer of the potting mix. They are moistened with a spray bottle, covered with glass or film, and germinated in light at a temperature of 16-21 °C (61-70 °F). Seedlings need ventilation. It is necessary to avoid overwatering and drying out of the sowings. The cover is removed after seedlings appear.

Special notes: seeds are very (!) small.

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Monanthes prefers a brightly lit spot. Ideally, this could be a windowsill of a south window. The plant also feels great on an east or west window. It is grown year-round at room temperature. Succulents tolerate dry air well. Spraying is not required. In the warm season, it is watered as the topsoil layer dries. In winter, watering is done extremely rarely, just to prevent leaf wilting.

From March to September, feed once a month using liquid mineral fertilizers for succulents and cacti. Monanthes requires repotting only if the pot is already filled with rosettes. Select a wide, shallow pot. It is important to add plenty of drainage. Ideally, use a soil mix for succulents and cacti. The soil surface around the plants is sprinkled with sand.