| Author: | Hellmut
R. Tölken, 1978 |
| Family: |
CRASSULACEAE |
| Origin: |
Namibia,
Western
South
Africa |
| Soil: |
Grit - Mix |
| Water:
|
Minimum |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
40
Centimetres |
| Height: |
2
Meters |
| Flower:
|
Yellow - Red - Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Butter
Tree, Botterboom |
| Synonyms: |
Cotyledon paniculata,
L.f.
Cotyledon fascicularis,
Cotyledon tardiflora,
Cotyledon mollis.
Tylecodon paniculatus subsp. glaucus, van Jaarsv. |
This member of the Crassulaceae
family was given this name by Hellmut
R. Tölken in 1978. It is found in Namibia and western South
Africa, growing in grit or well drained soil with little water in
winter and none in summer. The stem will grow to 40 centimetres in diameter
and two meters in height. The flowers are red over yellow to pink, and the plant
can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.
The genera name is an anagram
of Cotyledon; a closely-related genus. The species name means
'having a type of flower cluster classified as a panicle'.
This is a winter-grower.
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