| Author: |
Hellmut Richard Toelken, 1978 | |
Family: |
CRASSULACEAE |
| Origin: |
Vanrhynsdorp; Western South
Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix - Quarts Grit |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
7 Centimetres |
| Height: |
10-20 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Pale Yellowish-Green / Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
Pygmy Butterbush, Dwerg
Botterboom |
| Synonyms: |
Cotyledon pygmaea,
W.F.Barker. |
This member of the
Crassulaceae family
was given this name by Hellmut Richard Toelken in 1978. It is found
around Vanrhynsdorp in western South Africa, growing in a well drained
quarts soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
seven centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
from ten to 20 centimetres in height. The flowers are pale
yellowish-green and can have some pink parts.
The genera name
is an anagram of Cotyledon; a closely-related genus. The
species name from Latin; pygmaeus; 'dwarf, short' for the size of
the entire plant.
This must be a
winter-grower, but opportunistic. |
