Main centres: | 1-3 business days |
Regional areas: | 3-4 business days |
Remote areas: | 3-5 business days |
Argyroderma is a genus is in the Aizoaceae family consisting of over 50 species of mesembs indigenous to South Africa. The genus name is derived from the Greek words argyros (silver) and derma (skin), which describes the silvery blue-grey-green leaves that are characteristic of this genus. These unique plants are among those known as living stones or stone plants, because their blue-green leaves resemble small stones. They form small clumps of egg-shaped leaves that are cleft in the center. Solitary daisy-like flowers, usually white, yellow, or purple, appear in the cleft. Argyroderma delaettii has a wide distribution in the Knersvlakte, from Vanrhynsdorp (in the south) to east of Bitterfontein in Namaqualand. It is locally abundant among quartz pebbles on the tops and gentle slopes of hills. The plants are solitary and well sunken into the ground. The flowers are purple, yellow, white or rarely red. Argyroderma delaettii is variable and sometimes difficult to identify. Young plants may be confused with Argyroderma crateriformis, but the latter always divides to form clusters, while Argyroderma delaettii always remains solitary. We also have other varieties of Argyroderma delaettii available. |