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Lithops is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa. They avoid being eaten by herbivores with their camouflage as small stones, and are often known as pebble plants or living stones. "Lithops" is both the genus name and the common name, and is singular as well as plural.
These structures are small, thin, and translucent; they do not have petioles but instead extend in a sheath-like manner out of the stem. As its scientific name suggests, and unlike the related Monotropa hypopitys (but like the close relation Monotropastrum humile ), the stems bear a single flower 10–20 mm ( 3 ⁄ 8 – 13 ⁄ 16 in) long ...
Soleirolia soleirolii (/ s oʊ ˌ l iː ə ˈ r oʊ l i ə s oʊ ˌ l iː ə ˈ r oʊ l i ˌ aɪ, ˌ s oʊ l ɪ ˈ r oʊ-/, [2] [3] syn. Helxine soleirolii) is a flowering plant in the nettle family.It has a number of common names, including baby's tears, angel's tears, peace in the home, bits and pieces, bread and cheese, Corsican creeper, Corsican curse, friendship plant, mind-your-own ...
These are the 20 best tiny flowers to grow in your garden. These petite plants balance your garden's larger blooms and add a delicate look to your landscaping.
The flowers in Hasseanthus and Stylophyllum are broad, white to yellow, and spreading, with bumblebees and bees as primary pollinators, and hummingbirds as occasional pollinators. As these species grade towards the subgenus Dudleya , the petals begin to fuse at the base, with the flowers becoming tubular and red, due to an association with ...
These are 30 stunning white flowers to enhance your garden and landscape. Learn planting tips for classic varieties and find new favorites for every space.
It is a small, succulent herb (15–40 cm in height) - with stems that are either erect or rambling and mat-forming. Each stem forms roots at its internodes, which take root if the stem lies against the ground. C.capitella is mostly biennial, blooming in the summer, with small, white, star-shaped flowers forming all around each thick, upright stem.
The stems are usually succulent or semi-succulent, and the leaves are sometimes semi-succulent. [11] [12] The leaves are long, thin and blade-like to lanceolate, from 3–45 cm long (1.2–17.7 in). The flowers can be white, pink, purple or blue, with three petals and six yellow anthers (or rarely, four petals and eight anthers).