''Larryleachia marlothii'' is a summer-flowering succulent plant native to

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Description

Grey-green and sometimes brown, ''Larryleachia marlothii'' grows as a separate, cylindrical stem of up to 6 inches tall spiralled with 12–19 ribs of blunt mammillae. Flowers appear in the summer and feature a dark, spotted, 5-pointed corolla and a distinct cross shape in the centre.

Cultivation

''Larryleachia marlothii'' can be grown as a

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s. It must be kept in a brightly lit location throughout the winter.

References

*''The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents'' by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte {{Taxonbar, from=Q6491357 marlothii Flora of Southern Africa Plants described in 1909 Taxa named by N. E. Brown