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Products > Cotyledon orbiculata 'Rhodes'   Cotyledon orbiculata 'Rhodes' Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.   [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Succulent Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) Origin: South Africa (Africa) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Orange Bloomtime: Winter/Spring Width: <1 foot Exposure: Full Sun Summer Dry: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs May be Poisonous  (More Info): Yes Cotyledon orbiculata 'Rhodes' - A smaller growing Cotyledon with 3 inch long by 1 to 2 inch wide flat gray leaves with red margins and pendant orange flowers held in an umbel above foliage on a stout flower stalk. We have not seen this plant flower in cultivation but flowering will likely be in late winter or spring when other cultivated Cotyledon bloom. Our plants were originally grown from seed collected at 6,031 feet elevation near Rhodes in the mountainous northeastern area of East Cape, South Africa by Carl Schoenfeld of Yucca Do Nursery. Carl noted that the plant was found in rock outcroppings within the high elevation semiarid grasslands. Associated plants included Bulbine narcissifolia, Bulbine frutescens, Dierama sp., Morea sp., Albuca aurea, Hypoxia aff rooperii and Gladiolus sp. This plant is possibly a form of the wide ranging Cotyledon orbiculata. Habitat photo courtesy of Yucca Do Nursery. The reason for this name for the genus is a complicated story. The plant, Wall Pennywort or Navelwort, (Umbilicus rupestris) was previously included in the genus. In medieval times, and in homeopathic medicine, this plant was/is commonly known as Cotyledon so this name stuck with the genus, even though the plant it was named for did not. The name originated from the Greek word 'kotyledon' or 'kotyle' meaning "cupped", "hollowed" or "a cavity". The specific epithet is Latin meaning "round and flat" or "disk-shaped" in reference to the typical leaf shape of the species.  The information provided on this page is based on research we have conducted about this plant in our nursery's library, from what we have found about it on reliable online sources, as well as from observations in our nursery of crops of this plant as well as of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens. We will also incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if it includes cultural information that would aid others in growing  Cotyledon orbiculata 'Rhodes'.     [MORE INFO]