| Description | A small highly succulent plant with window tipped leaves. |
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| Pronunciation | (fen-es-TRAY-ree-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Succulents |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-11 |
| Sunlight | bright to direct |
| Moisture | spring-light water, summer and autumn a little more water, dry during the winter |
| Soil & Site | very well drained |
| Growing Media | very well drained |
| Temperature | minimum temperature 45 degrees F |
| Flowers | yellow form around the perimeter of the plant on long stalks |
| Leaves | A cushion like mat of leaves with a convex window on the tip. In the native areas only the convex, windowed tip of the plant will be visible out of the sand. |
| Roots | fleshy |
| Dimensions | 1 inch tall |
| Maintenance | doesn't need and resents frequent potting |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to very dry regions of the northwestern part of Cape Province, South Africa along with South West AFrica. |
| Misc Facts | Fenestraria is a monotypic genus. Latin word fenestra means window. |
| Author's Notes | I have one of theses for at least 10 years. grows on a bright window in the winter and than outdoors during the summer. When growing outdoors the plants will double to triple in thickness. |
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