ID Characteristic | Ruby red to burgundy foliage. |
Shape | Mat-forming. |
Landscape | In containers, in potted succulent collections, in rock gardens among large, low-lying rocks, as a potted indoor or patio plant, as groundcover or as a specimen. |
Cultivation | Plant in full sun to partial shade in dry, well-draining sandy or loamy soil of any acidity. |
Pests | None known. |
Notable Specimens | University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Leaf Description | Extremely highly-clustered rosettes of thick, finely-haired, slightly pinnate-ovate succulent leaves. |
Flower Description | Fringy cymes growing and pointing upward. |
Colour Description | Foliage varying in colour from lime green, vivid ruby red to burgundy. Offsets are typically always tones of red while the inner rosettes remain lime green. Cymes bloom a light grapefruit pink to lime green. |
Texture Description | Smooth. |