Anacampseros is the ancient name for an herb that was supposed to restore lost love. The genus Anacampseros used to have a larger number of species. It has now been split in 3 genera; Anacampseros and Avonia, both Indigenous to South Africa, and Grahamia with species in the Americas and Australia. Anacampseros is placed in the Portulacaceae family. 
Plants in this genus are characterized by rosettes of highly fleshy leaves. Depending on the species, the leaves can be lance-shaped to almost round. Some plants are covered in fine hairs, while others have scaly formations on their leaves. 
Generally they don’t grow much taller than 8cm. Flowers appear in the summer months and may be pink or purple, opening during the heat of the day and closing again in the evening. Most Anacampseros species favour bright indirect light and rich, well-drained soil. The soil should be allowed to drain completely between watering and should be fortified with enrichments in the spring to encourage the plant to emerge fully from winter semi-dormancy.
Anacampseros lanceolata reaches about 7.5 cm in height. It too has an underground caudex. The plants can be lifted to expose the caudex but care should then be taken to keep them out of too much direct sunlight. It has spatulate leaves which are 2 cm long that occur in distinctive basal rosettes that form dense mats. White filamentous hairs are present along the stems. The plants bloom in late spring. The rose-purple flowers open in late afternoon. They are mildly fragrant and quite showy.
The genus Anacampseros contains the following species, to name but a few. Anacampseros albidiflora, Anacampseros albissima, Anacampseros alstonii, Anacampseros arachnoides syn. Anacampseros rufescens, Anacampseros australiana, Anacampseros baeseckei var. crinita syn. Anacampseros crinita, Anacampseros bayeriana, Anacampseros comptonii, Anacampseros dielsiana, Anacampseros dinteri, Anacampseros filamentosa syn. Anacampseros intermedia, Anacampseros herreana, Anacampseros karasmontana, Anacampseros kurtzii, Anacampseros lanceolata, Anacampseros lubbersii, Anacampseros maxima syn. Hylotelephium maximum, Anacampseros marlothii, Anacampseros namaquensis, Anacampseros nebrownii, Anacampseros papyracea syn. Avonia papyracea, Anacampseros quinaria syn. Avonia quinaria, Anacampseros recurvata, Anacampseros retusa, Anacampseros rhodesica, Anacampseros rubens, Anacampseros rufescens, Anacampseros ruschii, Anacampseros scopata, Anacampseros subnuda, Anacampseros telephiastrum, Anacampseros telephioides syn. Hylotelephium telephioides, Anacampseros tomentosa, Anacampseros ustulata, Anacampseros vanthielii and Anacampseros vulcanensis.
