Malephora crocea (Coppery mesemb)
Other names: Red ice plant, Grey ice plant, Gray ice plant
M. crocea is a tender, mat-forming, woody-based, succulent, evergreen perennial, sometimes grown as an annual, forming a thick, gnarled stem with grey-brown branches bearing fleshy, blunt-tipped, mealy, white-frosted, sometimes purple-flushed, pale to grey-green leaves and daisy-like, yellow, orange, or red flowers in summer.
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1m max. spread |
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0.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Calathea crocata (Saffron-coloured calathea)
Other names: Eternal flame
C. crocata is a tender, evergreen perennial for indoor use. It forms clumps of large, elliptic, dark-green leaves with wavy margins and red undersides. Flowers, if produced, are red or orange, small and arranged in spikes.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.25m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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