Avonia quinaria ssp. quinaria Crassulaceae Likes water when leafed out

Likes water when leafed out

It is a beautiful plant with a rich orange-brown color that deserves more recognition

It has the triangular leaves that look like a pair of jaws

Produces white flowers in the fall

but yellow is pretty rare in my experience

Avonia quinaria ssp. quinaria Crassulaceae Likes water when leafed outAvonia quinaria ssp. quinaria An unusual and attractive miniature caudiciform from South Africa. The base of the plant is light brown with peeling bark. On top are numerous silver blue to green stems with scale like leaves. At the ends of the stock are pink flowers that can be bigger than the young plants themselves! These flowers open in the late afternoon or evening. In time the plant can reach 2 3" in diameter (very old plants can be even bigger).