Variegated Bear Paw Succulent

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Cotyledon tomentosa subsp. ladismithiensis, native to South Africa, is also known as Cotyledon Bear Paw or Bear’s Paw. This is a very rare species.
It is a succulent shrublet up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall. It is densely branched and covered with fine tiny white hairs, giving it a velvety look. The leaves are up to 2 inches (5 cm) long, fleshy, lime-green, with creamy yellow variegation and sometimes reddish tips. These leaves usually have from 1 to 3 apical teeth, resembling the “bear claws”.
Cotyledon Bear’s Paw produces clusters of yellow to orange-red bell-shaped flowers in late spring.
All of the plants may be shipped bare root.
Porous.
Bright light and ample airflow.
Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch then let drain completely.
Feed with a controlled-release fertilizer at the beginning of the growing season.
Cotyledon Bear Paw can easily be propagated by separating and replanting offsets in planting medium.
Zone 8a to 11b: from 10 °F (-12.2 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).