🌱 Plant Details:

• • Scientific Name: Dorstenia Foetida

  • Common Name: Shield Flower

  • Family: Moraceae

  • Origin: Eastern Africa & Arabia

  • Growth Type: Caudiciform succulent

  • Mature Size: Up to 1 foot (30 cm)

  • Growth Rate: Fast-growing (20-25 cm per year)

  • Flower Color: Greyish-green, orange, or pinkish (Blooms in summer)

  • Dormancy: Winter

✨ Why Buy This Plant?

• ✅ Fast-growing succulent – Ideal for collectors & enthusiasts
  ✅ Unique shield-shaped flowers – Adds a rare beauty to your collection
  ✅ Easy propagation – Produces offsets naturally & grows from seeds
  ✅ Perfect for indoor & outdoor gardens

🌿 Care Instructions:

• 🔆 Light:
  ✔ Prefers bright, indirect sunlight (6-8 hours daily)
  ✔ Maintain 60% shade for best growth

  💧 Watering & Feeding:
  ✔ Needs more water than typical succulents during the growing season
  ✔ Avoid overwatering to prevent root rot
  ✔ Use a half-strength diluted fertilizer (rich in potassium & phosphorus)

  🌱 Soil:
  ✔ Requires a well-draining, airy mix
  ✔ Add pumice & akadama for better root growth

  ❄ Hardiness:
  ✔ Hardiness Zones 10b-11b
  ✔ Can tolerate temperatures as low as 1.7°C

  🌿 Propagation:
  ✔ Grows effortlessly from seeds
  ✔ Produces offsets naturally without extra effort