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Cotyledon orbiculata, Linn. Erect, 2-4 ft. high: lvs. opposite, flat, obovate-spatulate, obtuse, mucronate, glaucous and mealy, with red margins: fls. large, reddish, panicled. Fls. June-Sept. S. Afr. B.M. 321. R.H. 1857, p. 347.-Grows well from cuttings. Variable, and has several named forms as var. elata, oblonga, ramosa, rotundifolia.
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Cotyledon orbiculata, Linn. Erect, 2-4 ft. high: leaves opposite, flat, obovate-spatulate, obtuse, mucronate, glaucous and mealy, with red margins: flowers large, reddish, panicled. Flowers June-Sept. South Africa B.M. 321. R.H. 1857
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Grows well from cuttings. Variable, and has several named forms as varieties elata, oblonga, ramosa, rotundifolia.
  
 
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Plant Characteristics
Origin: South Africa
Cultivation
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Read about Cotyledon orbiculata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Cotyledon orbiculata, Linn. Erect, 2-4 ft. high: leaves opposite, flat, obovate-spatulate, obtuse, mucronate, glaucous and mealy, with red margins: flowers large, reddish, panicled. Flowers June-Sept. South Africa B.M. 321. R.H. 1857

Grows well from cuttings. Variable, and has several named forms as varieties elata, oblonga, ramosa, rotundifolia.

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