| Plant Habit: | Cactus/Succulent |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 12-18 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 18-24 inches |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Other: Leaves form two pleated fan-like arrangements. Sometimes they don't emerge until after the spring flowering |
| Fruit: | Other: 3/4 inch inverted cone-shaped capsule containing orange fleshy berries. |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Other: Clusters of small flowers on short pedicels. After blooming the pedicels elongate and the dried clusters break off and act like tumbleweeds |
| Flower Color: | Pink Red |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic Houseplant |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous Other: Used in folk medicine in its native South Africa to treat pain, wounds, and various skin problems |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 14-60 days |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Offsets |
| Pollinators: | Flies Bees |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
