Pleiospilos Nelii - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Anise

Pleiospilos Nelii - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds AnisePleiospilos is a genus of South African succulent plants that belong to the Aizoaceae family. The plants are also known as kwaggavy (Quagga mesemb), lewerplant (liver plant), lewervygie (liver mesemb), klipplant (stone plant) and split rock from their rock like appearance. Pleiospilos species have two or four opposite grey green leaves that grow from a short stem that may be underground. Flowers emerge from the centre of the leaves. Pleiospilos

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Sow in spring for summer blooming

The inflorescence is a solitary

Spicy flavour with green leaves and white stems

aloe like flowers from spring to summer dominate this plant

bark greyish-white

They tend to overwinter and aestivate with wiry or swollen tubers

this salad favourite has a mustardy

large copper coloured flowers

or Southern Balsam pear or simply Balsam Pear

but does protrude above ground with age or if some underground obstacle prevents it from contracting deeper

They form individual plants