Botanical name: Cotyledon velutina Hook.f.

Synonyms: Cotyledon beckeri, Cotyledon mollis, Cotyledon velutina var. beckeri

Family: Crassulaceae

Origin: South Africa, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal

Common name: cotyledon

Hardiness: -4°C without certainty

IUCN Red List: LC

Cotyledon velutina is a shrub with succulent leaves that grows in subtropical thickets and can reach 2-3 meters in height. The flower is orange and pendulous in summer. It's the largest of the Cotyledon genus.

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