Tylecodon wallichii seeds grow into Wallich's tylecodon — a compact succulent shrublet native to the arid biome of the Western Cape and Namaqualand, South Africa. Named after Nathaniel Wallich (1786–1854), Danish-British botanist at the Calcutta Botanic Garden, though the species is South African. Produces tubular flowers and characteristic papery peeling bark. NOTE: all Tylecodon are toxic. Family Crassulaceae.Full sun; very well-drained, rocky soils; drought-tolerant; warm Mediterranean to arid conditions; frost-tender. TOXIC. 'Wallichii' honours N. Wallich (1786–1854, Danish-British botanist, Calcutta Botanic Garden); papery peeling bark; TOXIC Compact shrublet; papery peeling bark; Western Cape-Namaqualand; TOXIC; frost-tender Western Cape and Namaqualand, South Africa — arid biome; rocky slopes Genus Tylecodon: ~47 species; South Africa; Family Crassulaceae; Order Saxifragales Full sun; well-drained rocky soils; drought-tolerant; warm Mediterranean; frost-tender; TOXIC; Crassulaceae Tylecodon wallichii honours Nathaniel Wallich, the Danish-British director of the Calcutta Botanic Garden; a compact Western Cape succulent; all Tylecodon species are toxic.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
