Description
Common Name: Chinese Dunce Cap, Dunce’s Cap, Orostachys iwarenge
Chinese Dunce Cap is a succulent plant named for its spires of silvery-lavender, cone-shaped rosettes. The plant spreads via slender runners with offsets that fall off and take root to form new plants. Eventually, the pointy cones may produce tiny flowers that are pink/white.
Size: 2.5″ Potted Plant
Height: 2.0-4.0”
Spread: 12.0-16.0”
Flower Description: This succulent’s leaves range slightly in colour, blue or green tinted in grey, and form petite rosettes. Densely-packed, budding spires grow from the centre of the rosettes and bloom with pink and/or white flowers.
Light Requirement: Partial Sun to Partial Shade
Soil Type: Requites well-drained soil and is likely to rot in humid conditions. If you’re concerned that your soil may be a little too moist, dig in a generous amount of coarse sand or grit.
Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10,11,12
Attributes: Showy Foliage, Multicolour Foliage, Foliage Change, Foliage Interest, Deer Resistant, Showy Flower, Attracts Bees, Succulent, Heat Tolerant, Drought Resistant
Care: Easy Care
