Shireen
= Cotyledon orbiculata 'Shireen‘
Distribution : Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Description (according to E. van Jaarsveld, Cotyledon and Tylecodon, 2004) :
Rounded shrublet to 30 cm tall.
Leaves oblanceolate, 9 x 6 cm, grey with red mucronate apex.
Inflorescence 30 cm high.
Flowers : Corolla tube to 1.5 cm.
Photos taken at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Hairs at the base of the filaments :
even more evident in dry flowers :
Photos Jacquie Koutsoudis