Shape | Rounded erect. |
Landscape | Beds and borders, containers, informal gardens, city and courtyard gardens, as a potted indoor or outdoor plant or as a specimen. |
Propagation | Seed. |
Cultivation | Plant in moist but well-draining loamy, sandy or clay soil in full to partial sun. |
Pests | Aphids, mealybugs and red spider mites. |
Notable Specimens | Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
Habitat | Sunny, rocky outcroppings. |
Bark/Stem Description | Smooth leaf stems and flowering stems with a very thin layer of bloom. |
Leaf Description | Paired, free or slightly fused together at the base of stems, narrow lanceolate-rounded succulent leaves grow along flowering stems. |
Flower Description | Highly showy dandelion-like blooms that open from during the day. The flowers grow terminally while petals are narrow lanceolate and burst outward. |
Colour Description | Stems range from medium green, bluish green to reddish-green. Leaves are primarily bluish-green but can vary to medium green. Blooms vary in colour from golden-yellow to golden-orange. |