Adromischus maculatus Seeds - South African Indigenous Succulent - Combined Global Shipping

Adromischus maculatus Seeds

Calico Hearts, Chocolate Heart, Chocolate Drop, Cheetah Heart; Bontplakkie

Adromischus belonging to the Crassulaceae family is a South African endemic genus, of small clumping species. Several of these species are quite popular and can be found pretty easily in the cactus and succulent section of most nurseries and garden centres. Their leaves are their fascination: oddly shaped, interestingly marked, and endlessly variable. They have small, upright flowers, generally white to pink to lavender, with fused petals. Most species of Adromischus are propagated easily by seeds or leaf cuttings. Adromischus maculatus commonly known as calico hearts, chocolate heart, chocolate drop or cheetah heart in English and bontplakkie in Afrikaans is a low-growing, perennial, succulent, up to 350 mm tall, with fibrous roots, forming small clusters or mats. The stem is short, somewhat woody, decumbent to prostrate and up to 150 mm long. It is an ornamental succulent with fairly flat, wedge-shaped, thick leaves, which are often beautifully marked with chocolate-brown spots, giving them a marbled appearance. Adromischus maculatus originates from the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa, where it grows on sandstone slopes in the Langeberg Mountains, from near Worcester to north of George and eastwards to Uniondale.