Cotyledon Species, Pig's Ear, Round-Leafed Navel Wort (Cotyledon orbiculata)
Blooming Cotyledon orbiculata 'Pig's Ear'
Growing in partial shade in zone 9b, Phoenix, AZ. March 13, 2013, mid Spring.
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California.
Here's another form flowering in mid September southern California Huntington Gardens
another form in southern California
another variety of this same species, in fall, showing huge variation not just in leaf size and color, but general overall plant shape and flower shape. Southern California
Some damage winter of '07, one of several large clumps that went from pots to in ground locations Fall of '06
flowering mid summer, southern California
mid summer flowers
one of the less 'orbicular' orbiculata varieties, growing in my back yard
Taken at Annie's Annuals nursery.
Taken at Annie's Annuals nursery.
Taken at Annie's Annuals nursery.
Taken at Annie's Annuals nursery.
At UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens.
Special because of its heavy farinaceus frost.
UBC Botanical Garden
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
San Francisco Botanical Garden
San Francisco Botanical Garden
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Cotyledon orbiculata - just starting off in my friend's November garden Waihi, New Zealand
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California.
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California.
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, California.
The "macracantha" form. Makes a great small hedge too.
Every few years,break replant cuttings to rejuvenate plantings.
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
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Cotyledon Species, Pig's Ear, Round-Leafed Navel Wort
Cotyledon orbiculata
| Type: | Perennials |
| Height: | 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) |
| Conditions: | Zone 9-11, Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade |