Tylecodon paniculatus seeds grow into the butter bush — a large, succulent shrublet native to the arid biome of Namaqualand (Northern Cape) and Namibia, growing on rocky slopes and desert hillsides. The epithet paniculatus means 'panicled' (from Latin panicula = panicle), referring to the branched paniculate inflorescence. Produces a thick, water-storing succulent trunk, papery bark, succulent leaves (shed during dry season) and orange-red tubular flowers. WARNING: all parts toxic — contains cardiac glycosides causing cotyledonosis. Family Crassulaceae.Full sun; very well-drained, rocky soils; drought-tolerant; warm arid conditions; frost-tender. TOXIC — handle with care. 'Paniculatus' = panicled (branched paniculate inflorescence); succulent trunk; papery bark; TOXIC — cardiac glycosides Thick succulent trunk; papery bark; orange-red flowers; cotyledonosis poison; Namaqualand-Namibia; frost-tender Namaqualand (Northern Cape, South Africa) and Namibia — arid biome; rocky desert hillsides Genus Tylecodon: ~47 species; South Africa and Namibia; Family Crassulaceae; Order Saxifragales Full sun; well-drained rocky soils; drought-tolerant; warm arid; frost-tender; TOXIC; Family Crassulaceae Tylecodon paniculatus — the butter bush — is one of the largest and most ornamental Tylecodon, with a dramatic thick succulent trunk and papery bark; all parts are toxic (cardiac glycosides) and cause cotyledonosis in livestock.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
