15 Cheiridopsis Mixed Species Seeds - Indigenous Mesemb Succulents

Cheiridopsis Mixed Species Seeds

The genus Cheiridopsis is comprised of about 100 species. The genus name is derived from the greek words cheiris (sheath) and opsis (resembling), the name refers to the old leaves which form a sheath that covers the new leaf pair. The plants vary in size from small to large shrublets. Consecutive pairs of similiar leaves are borne on a short stem, the leaves may vary in shape, size and degree of fusion. Leaves are long and slender to triangular in shape. In some species the old leaves form a papery sheath which encloses the new developing leaf pair. Flowers appear from autumn to spring, they open at midday and close again at dusk. The scented flowers are borne on short or long pedicels. The flower colours are a range of yellow, white, pinkish, red, orange or purple.

This mixed species seedpack consists of the following species:

Cheiridopsis aspera, Cheiridopsis aurea, Cheiridopsis candidissima, Cheiridopsis carinata, Cheiridopsis cigarettifera, Cheiridopsis delphinoides, Cheiridopsis denticulata, Cheiridopsis excavata, Cheiridopsis herrei, Cheiridopsis imitans, Cheiridopsis meyeri, Cheiridopsis peculiaris, Cheiridopsis pillansii, Cheiridopsis pulverulenta, Cheiridopsis purpurea, Cheiridopsis rostrata, Cheiridopsis schlechteri and Cheiridopsis vanzijlii