EVERGREEN
Cotyledon orbiculata
FULL SUN
FROST HARDY
LOW WATER REQUIREMENTS
FAST GROWER
ATTRACTS BIRDS
ATTRACTS INSECTS
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FLOWERING TIME:
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Cotyledon orbiculata
DESCRIPTION
This succulent plant has thick, round leaves which may vary from green to grey, often with a red line around the margin. The colourful, hanging, tubular/bell-shaped flowers are carried in clusters on the ends of an elongated flower stalk. They are mostly orange-red , but yellow flowering forms are also occasionally found.
WILDLIFE & ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS
The brightly-coloured flowers attract bees and birds, which feed on the nectar of the plant.
WATER REQUIREMENTS
Water moderately.MAINTENANCE
Low maintenance.LANDSCAPING USES
Useful additions to a sunny rockery.
GARDEN THEMES
Country, Desert, Rockery
BUTTERFLY/MOTH HOST PLANT
Anthene butleri (Pale Hairtail)Chrysoritis chrysaor (Burnished Opal)
Chrysoritis natalensis (Natal Opal)
Leptomyrina gorgias (Common Black-eye)
Leptomyrina henningi (Henning’s Black-eye)
Leptomyrina lara (Cape Black-eye)
