Family: Apocynaceae
Habitat: Southern Africa: Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe, in rocky slopes or sandy plains, in places protected from the wind, under direct sunlight or [...]
Family: Geraniaceae
Habitat: Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Angola, in arid environments
Cultivation: Avoid excess of water, full exposure to sunlight.
The name "Commiphora" comes from the Greek kommi, "gum" and "phorus", hole. Many species of Commiphora in fact form gummy resins such as Mecca balsam and myrrh (extracted from C. myrrha), which [...]
The name "Commiphora" comes from the Greek kommi, "gum" and "phorus", hole. Many species of Commiphora in fact form gummy resins such as Mecca balsam and myrrh (extracted from C. myrrha), which [...]
Crassula lycopodioides variegata is really similar to Crassula lycopodioides, being a perennial succulent shrub, maximum 40 centimeters tall, with slender, elongated, woody branches.
Crassula cornuta is actually a subspecies of the species Crassula deceptor, but in cultivation it's used the subspecies name "Cornuta" to avoid confusion with "deceptor" which is a really [...]