Villadia MISERA

Villadia MISERA - Sad villadia, Villadia misera.

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The genus Villadia includes about 40-50 species of succulent subshrubs from North and South America, distributed from Texas to Peru. They are herbaceous annuals and succulent-leaved abundantly branching perennials, sometimes woody at the base, growing on rocks in mountains at elevations of 2000-4500 m (6560-14760 ft), forming dense rosettes often during flowering. Stems are creeping or ascending, branched or unbranched, herbaceous or woody. Leaves are basal, sessile, alternate on peduncles, nearly cylindrical or linear, 1-2.5 cm (0.4-1.0 in) long, and fleshy. Flowers are numerous in racemes or in flattened corymbs of several helicoid cymes. Fruits are erect.

Villadia misera is a perennial evergreen succulent subshrub 2-5 cm (0.8-2.0 in) in height. Simple, alternate, linear, and sessile leaves grow on green stems. It blooms in racemes with yellow star-shaped flowers. After flowering, capsule fruits appear. Its native land is Mexico.

Seeds are sown into a sandy substrate and sprinkled with a thin layer of soil. They are moistened from a spray bottle, covered with film or glass, and germinated in light at a temperature of 18-22 °C (64-72 °F). Seedlings require ventilation. Overwatering and desiccation of sowings must be avoided.

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Villadia prefers direct sunlight, but can also tolerate light shade. It willingly grows in well-drained poor and average soil. Plants require watering as the soil dries out and do not tolerate frequent waterlogging or stagnant water. In the summer period, the plant prefers low humidity and less restricted watering. During the growing season, it is fertilized once a month with cactus fertilizers.