Botanical name
Cotyledon orbiculata var. orbiculataFamily
CrassulaceaeCommon Name
Varkoor, Pig's Ear, Ipiwula
Description
Shrubby up to 1m with stout, succulent stems and leaves. Leaves obovate to narrowly ovoid, sometimes velvety with a grey bloom; flowers several in a stout pedunculate cyme, nodding, reddish; filaments hairy below.
Habitat
Coastal on sandy stony soils
Flower Date
February to March