Description
Titanopsis calcarea (Mesembryanthemaceae). It is a mat forming succulent with basal rosettes up to 10 cm wide. The leaves are up to 2.5 cm long with truncate tip. This species has variously colored leaves, usually grey or blue-green, densely covered at the apex with whitish, creamy grey, ochre, red or bluish rough tubercles. The flowers are 2 cm orange-yellow and appear in late fall and winter. Sowing: Sow seeds in summer in a well drained medium. Locality: Strydenburg. Harvest: October 2023
