Cheiridopsis Species, Victory Plant

This plant is of South African origin. It lives in a very dry belt of desert which recieves all year round rain of about 100mm a year. De...Read Morespite this it is like its distant cousins Conophytum geared up to winter growth. In the northern hemisphere that is.
It probably should have a summer rest period with no water. Athough you could experiment with this. The plant doesent form buds properly unless you water it well in the autumn (thats 'fall' in the US). Having said that never soak the pot unless you live in a hot area (like southern california) with reliable weather. Dont water more than once a week or the plant will become bloated and split. Plants from very arid reqions like Namaqualand and Namibia often dont have a 'water stop valve' in thier roots. They will just continue absorbing until they burst.
If you water it responsibly in the winter it will show you its buds by December. By late January it should be in flower.
The flowers are a wonderful fresh yellow. They get larger year after year as the plant matures.
Ihlenfeldtia is related to Chieridopsis. It grows well from seed.