Tiger Jaws Plant Care
Faucaria felina (L.) Schwantes
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Faucaria felina, tiger jaws, is a species of succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa, but also widely spread in culture.
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How do you care for Tiger Jaws?
Tiger Jaws grows best in full sun.
Where Is the Tiger Jaws Native To?
What Is the Tiger Jaws?
Tiger Jaws (Faucaria felina) belongs to the Aizoaceae family within the Faucaria genus. Tiger Jaws is native to the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa. Tiger Jaws is also known as Shark Jaws.
Tiger Jaws displays a low rosette, clumping growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Tiger Jaws produces yellow daisy-like flowers with white markings.
What Light Does the Tiger Jaws Need?
Tiger Jaws thrives in full sun.
Light Requirement
Full sun
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Tiger Jaws?
Sandy, well-draining succulent mix with perlite and coarse sand. Good drainage is essential for Tiger Jaws to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Tiger Jaws?
Repot every 2-3 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Tiger Jaws?
Tiger Jaws can be propagated through offsets, seeds. Similar propagation techniques also apply to tiger jaws plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Tiger Jaws Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Tiger Jaws, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Tiger Jaws?
Tiger Jaws is susceptible to mealybugs, aphids. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
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Tiger Jaws is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Faucaria genus — compare its care with other Faucaria species on PlantoScan.
Faucaria is part of the Aizoaceae plant family — browse all Aizoaceae genera and species.
Tiger Jaws thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
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Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Faucaria felina (L.) Schwantes, family Aizoaceae (first published in in Z. Sukkulentenk. 2: 177. 1926.) — World Flora Online record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Tiger Jaws, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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