Cotyledon orbiculata
Water Needs
low; drought-hardy
Succulent
Pig's Ear
40 cm; varieties based on differences in leaf and flower shape. Size also differs
Size
Light Conditions
sun; semi-shade
Frost
Moderate to hardy
Flowers
Peach to red. Mostly in winter from June to August; winter
Garden Situation
Sun, semi-shade; rockery; walls; dry soils; sandy soils; clay soils; slope bank; wildlife bees insects butterflies butterfly host; narrow spaces;
Habitat
rocky places; grassland; hot & dry; fynbos; coastal eastern cape; coastal kzn; urban streets
Region
thicket; western cape; succulent karoo
Rain Season
Summer, winter
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Description
Rounded, bright green or grey leaves show off the gorgeous shades of peach to orange and even pale pink of the drooping umbels. Flower tips recurve and leaf margins often tipped with red. Colours influenced by growing environment. Flowering June to August, often midsummer in W. Cape. Widespread through Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape, often in rocky areas.