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Glottiphyllum is a genus of about 57 species of succulent subtropical plants of the family Aizoaceae. The species are native to South Africa, specifically to Cape Province and the Karoo desert. They grow in rocks and soils incorporating slate, sandstone and quartz.

Glottiphyllum depressum is a common species of succulent plant, of the family Aizoaceae, native to South Africa. It is probably the most widespread species of Glottiphyllum, after Glottiphyllum longum, and one of the most commonly found in cultivation. Though not as common as G.longum, it is far more variable in its form. It can be distinguished from its relatives by its leaves, many of which are apically hooked. The clear appearance of a hook at the leaf tip is due to the impression of the opposite leaf against it when the leaf-pair was first emerging. The walls of the leaves' bladder cells are also noticeably undulate. The flowers and fruits do not have long stalks, and are therefore held close against the plant. The seed capsule has a very soft, round, spongy base, and thick valves raised up in a high >3 mm rounded dome shape at the top. The capsule's surrounding rim is low and depressed. The stalks of the capsule disintegrate rapidly, allowing the capsule itself to fall. The rounded capsule then rolls and spreads the seed further (tumble fruit). Like many Glottiphyllum species, its stems grow horizontally along the ground, with its green, fleshy leaves growing in two opposite rows (distichous).

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Spring

Glottiphyllum is a genus of about 57 species of succulent subtropical plants of the family Aizoaceae. The species are native to South Africa, specifically to Cape Province and the Karoo desert. They grow in rocks and soils incorporating slate, sandstone and quartz.

Glottiphyllum nelii (not to be confused with the similarly named Glottiphyllum neilii) is a species of succulent plant, of the family Aizoaceae. It is indigenous to the arid Great Karoo region, South Africa. The leaves are shiny, green and distichous (produced in two parallel ranks), with smooth, rounded tips. This species often has lines of translucent cells, along the margins and keel of its leaves. This character can often be used to identify G. nelii. The seed capsule has 8 or fewer locules, high valves (over 3 mm), and a thick, angular, conical base. After it has dried, the capsule soon falls off from the plant. It resembles its closest relative Glottiphyllum oligocarpum, in its general form, but its leaves are glossy and do not have any waxy, white covering. This species occurs in shaley-loamy soils - often in the shelter of bushes - in an east-west belt, north of the Swartberg Mountain range, in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Spring