Tylecodon pearsonii Seeds - Namibian Caudiciform Succulent Natural Bonsai - NEW

Tylecodon is a genus of succulent plants in the Crassulaceae family. Until the late 1970s all these plants were included in the genus Cotyledon, but in 1978 Dr Helmut Tölken of the South Australian Herbarium split them off into a genus of their own. The new name: "Tylecodon" was chosen as an anagram of the earlier name Cotyledon. Tylecodons generally lose their leaves during summer. From mid-autumn to early winter the new leaves are borne in spiral arrangements at the branch tips. The Tylecodon genus is very varied, ranging from dwarf succulents such as Tylecodon reticulatus to Tylecodon paniculatus, which may exceed two metres in height. They all well suited to being raised in rockeries and in pots. When grown in small pots their height can be controlled and they make interesting looking natural bonsai.

Tylecodon pearsonii, previously known as Cotyledon pearsonii, Cotyledon woodii and Tylecodon luteasquamatum, is a caudiciform from Namibia where it grows in grit on mountainsides.

It requires little water and as much sunlight as you can give it. The stem can grow to 10cm or even 12cm in diameter and the whole plant can grow to 25cm or even 30cm tall. During late winter into early summer it bears flowers that are orange, brown, green and a bit yellow. When grown in small pots their size can be controlled and they make interesting looking natural bonsai.