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Tylecodon wallichii subsp. wallichii

Plant
Common names: pegleg butterbush, quiver bush (Eng.); kokerbos, kandelaarbos, krimpsiektebos, krimpsiekkandelaar, nenta, bandjiesbos, tnjoemsganna, koni-ganna, karkeibos, poppebos (Afr.)
Family: Crassulaceae

... all the plants in this genus were placed under the genus Cotyledon , but this was changed in 1978 by taxonomist Helmut ... (word formed by rearranging letters of another word) of Cotyledon . Tylecodon currently has 46 species, making it the ...

03/07/2023 | | Pretoria NBG

Crassula arborescens

Plant
Common names: tree crassula (Eng.); beestebal (Afr.); Umchobozovithi (Swazi)
Family: Crassulaceae

... members. Good choices include Tylecodon paniculatus , Cotyledon orbiculata , C. tomentosa, C. velutina, Crassula ... are five genera, namely Adromischus, Crassula, Tylecodon, Cotyledon and Kalanchoe. The largest genus here is Crassula ...

22/10/2007 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Curio talinoides

Plant
Common names: blue straws (Eng.); dassieharpuis (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... Delosperma tradescantioides , Ficus burtt - davyi , Cotyledon velutina , , Bulbine latifolia, Haworthia ... Gasteria excelsa, Haworthia cymbiformis var. setulifera, Cotyledon petiolare, Euphorbia triangularis, Adromischus ...

30/12/2019 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adromischus phillipsiae

Plant
Common names: bell-nenta (Eng.), klokkiesrosie, klokkiesnenta (Afr.)
Family: Crassulaceae

... (rarely yellow) flowers, almost resembling a species of Cotyledon and the reason why Marloth originally (1907) named it as a species of Cotyledon ( C. phillipsiae ). Von Poellnitz however, in 1940, ...

30/01/2023 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Pachypodium saundersii

Plant
Common names: kudu lily, rathbonia (Eng.); koedoelelie (Afr.); isihlehle, insema-yamatshe (isiZulu); sikhubakhuba, ligubaguba (siSwati).
Family: Apocynaceae

... as species of Adenia, Adenium, Pelargonium, Cissus and Cotyledon. All need full sun, lots of water (except during ...

20/05/2024 | | Pretoria NBG

Sansevieria pearsonii

Plant
Common names: spiky mother-in-law’s-tongue, gemsbok horns, elephant’s toothpick (Eng.); bobbejaan-se-dood, gemsbokhoring (Afr.)
Family: Ruscaceae

... Aloe marlothii , Aloe greenii , Senecio pleistocephalus, Cotyledon orbiculata , Coleus neochilus and Pachypodium ...

03/10/2022 | | Pretoria NBG

Adenium

Plant
Common names: A. boehmianum : pylgif (Afr.); ouzuwo (Herero). A. multiflorum : impala lily, Sabi star, kudu lily ( Eng. ); impalalelie (Afr.). A. obesum : desert rose ( Eng. ). A. oleifolium : ouheip (Afr.). A. swazicum : summer-flowering impala lily, rathbonia ( Eng. )
Family: Apocynaceae

... plants such as species of Pelargonium, Cissus and Cotyledon ; A. boehmianum is rarely cultivated. All species ...

18/06/2007 | | Pretoria NBG

Aeollanthus parvifolius

Plant
Common names: rock sage (Eng.), klipsalie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

... during the summer. Companion plants include Crassula, Cotyledon, Delosperma and Haworthia . It is fairly pest free. ...

28/02/2005 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe microstigma

Plant
Common names: Karoo aloe, small-spotted aloe (Eng.); karoo-aalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... can create stunning rock gardens. Companion plants such as Cotyledon orbiculata, Tylecodon paniculatus, Crassula ...

14/07/2003 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Aloidendron dichotomum

Plant
Common names: quiver tree (Eng.); kokerboom (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... one wants to grow this aloe in open ground. Plants such as Cotyledon orbiculata , Crassula rupestris , Cyphostemma ...

12/08/2002 | | Karoo Desert NBG

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