Cotyledon orbiculata
A shrubby succulent with thick, often powdery grey leaves and hanging orange bell flowers, found across southern Africa from coastal rocks to inland mountains. It is very variable and easy, wanting full sun, sharp drainage and moderate watering, with the most care needed to avoid wet, cold soil.
Where it grows wild
Grows on rocky slopes, cliffs and stony flats in fynbos, renosterveld, karoo scrub and grassland, usually in full sun and often wedged among rocks.
The few elevation records run from near sea level to about 1,150 m, but the species also occurs higher in the eastern mountains and Lesotho.
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