General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 6-12 inches
Plant Spread: 4-6 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Paw shaped, soft pubescent, gray-green to yellowish-green with brown tips.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Other: Orange-red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Leaf
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Bear's Paw
  • Bear Paws
  • Kitten's Paw
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cotyledon tomentosa subsp. ladismithiensis
  • Synonym: Cotyledon ladysmithensis
  • Synonym: Cotyledon ladismithiensis

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Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: 2023-10-28
Location: Growing indoors - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2018-05-12 - Spring
Bear Paw indoors
Uploaded by Hamwild
Location: NYBG 
Date: June 14 22
Uploaded by ljones26
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis
Date: 2024-09-25
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Oct 1, 2010

Date: 2013-02-26
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

Date: 2007-04-28
Photo courtesy of: Martin Heigan

 Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

 Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Colorado
Location: Colorado
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: May
credit: Magnus Manske

Date: 2013-02-26

Date: 2013-02-26
Location: La Crescenta, CA
Date: 2016-12-20
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden (Mobot) in St Louis
Date: 2016-06-18
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