Neohenricia is an uncommon (and one of the tiniest!) member of the Mesembryanthemum family. It features sets of tiny, rough little leaves that split apart as they grow, an attribute of all Mesembra species. Watch out for this plant’s lovely little flowers; they have a fantastic scent. Hardy down to 20 degrees F in dry soil for brief periods of time.
Neohenricia plants form a low-growing mat. The best growing condition for this plant is full sun or partial shade. Water the plant in the summer and give it little to no water during the winter months when it is dormant. The flowers are star-like in shape and are a greenish-yellow color.
Neohenricia resembles a miniature Titanopsis with the normal warty leaf suggestions, but it creeps in sand and forms a carpet. It originates from a broad area with primarily winter rains. While in cultivation, it is evergrowing and can be watered sparingly at any time of the year.
Neohenricia is the perfect ground cover for succulent bonsai or caudex plants. It flowers during the night with small but interesting, aromatic purple flowers. It works both under the winter-growing bonsais such as Tylecodon and under the summer-growing Operculicarya plants.
Neohenricias can blend with other low-growing mesembs, such as Stomatium, for a diversity of carpet plants.
In this guide, we will cover 2 Types of Neohenricia Succulent as follows.
1. Neohenricia Sibbettii
Neohenricia Sibbettii, also known as the coral plant, is a flowering plant species native to South Africa in the genus Neohenricia.This adorable succulent has gotten the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.
Neohenricia sibbettii is a South African endemic that ranges from Victoria West in the Great Karoo to Fauresmith in the Free State Province, with a concentration in the Eastern Cape. It grows at elevations ranging from 1120 to 1380 meters above sea level.
Environment and Ecology: It grows in crevices or shallow grit pans on sandstone, rarely on dolerite. The summer climate is dry and hot, with 200-400 mm of rain per year, mostly between March and November.
Neohenricia sibbettii is a small puzzling succulent with small club-shaped leaves and a flat or roundish rugose top (in cultivation).
It is one of the smallest types in the large Mesembryanthemum family and can form an extremely impressive mound if grown properly; they are most impressive under a close-up lens.
2. Neohenricia Spiculata
Neohenricia Spiculata is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, in the major group of angiosperms (flowering plants). belonging to South Africa. Low-lying succulents are found in places that can gather a little water, such as crevices and pans, on sandstone or dolomite, in locations that get at least 200 mm of rain annually.
Neohenricia spiculata is an arsenic development type explained by Steven A. Hammer. Neohenricia spiculata is a household isotropic plant in the genus Neohenricia.They live between 1120 and 1380 meters above sea level.
Environment and Ecology: It grows in crevices or shallow grit pans on sandstone, but hardly ever on dolerite. The climate is dry and hot in the summertime, with 200–400 mm of rain per year, mainly in March and November.
Neohenricia spiculata is a tiny cryptic succulent with small club-shaped leaves and a flat or (in cultivation) roundish rugose top. It is one of the smallest species in the vast Mesembryanthemum genus and can form a very impressive mound if grown properly; they are excellent under the close-up lens.
Neohenricia is a little cousin of comparable-looking types like Titanopsis, Aloinopsis, and Rhinephyllum, all with rough leaves, but its small flowers on summer nights breathe out an effective tropical scent, perhaps the finest odor of all Mesembs—a mix of pineapple, coconut, and something musky.
The collective scent is detectable from many meters away.What is truly interesting is that at the beginning, the color of the flowers is whitish or greenish, not lilac or purple. However, after a day or two, it becomes its regular purple color.
