Avonia buderiana Size:2" Pot In the winter months

In the winter months

it should every year

making it an extremely low-maintenance plant ideal for beginners and busy plant owners

well-drained soil that mimics its native arid conditions and should be fertilized once a year in spring

Avonia buderiana Size:2" Pot In the winter monthsHabitat and ecology: It is small highly specialized plant that grows in full sun on high quartz ridges and slopes in arid conditions. The unique white scales reflect much of the light and act as sun shades over the tiny leaves beneath. Whole plants mimic bird droppings or the white rocks in which they frequently grow and have been regarded as "mimicry plants", for long escaping the eyes of even the most attentive field workers. The leaf covering