Also sold as:
  • Pygmaea Helvola
  • Yellow Pygmy

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 2
Leaves: Variegated
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Flowers: Showy: eondbie spitnuSwpeiserdtln e tehg nsoing tF,yol s mo .if tvulsrf arane-a.deomocrbh oi a
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Red
Flower Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Winter: sltlrt m g rsiyiempro reiasfeutrau nL orn.fs t
Inflorescence Type: Panicle
Underground structures: Caudex
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Resistances: Birds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Cane
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

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