General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 10 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Lamb's Tail
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Umbilicus oppositifolius
  • Synonym: Chiastophyllum oppositifolium

Photo Gallery
Location: Hortus Lapidea
Date: 2023-06-04
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2012-07-16
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2013-06-14
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2012-07-16
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-06-09
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-27
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On April 30, 2021 Transplanted
1 by Pelargonium endlicherianum along stream; 2 more along stream on 5-27-21; 1 near path, red tulips and old stump in back yard on 5-27-21; 1 in mini crevice garden by front door on 8-21-2021
MrsBinWY On July 4, 2020 Potted up
6 pots with multiple plants in each pot
MrsBinWY On January 17, 2020 Seeds germinated
observed activity in ~10 groups
MrsBinWY On January 1, 2020 Seeds sown
'Solar Yellow' - 16 groups (all) of tiny seeds from janinilulu (commercial for 2020) in milk jug (try 2-4w @ 64-72 degrees; 4-6w @ 25-39 degrees; and germinate @ 41-54 degrees)
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