Flora Detail
Common Name | Rock Toothfig |
Family | Aizoaceae (Vygies) |
Date Observed | 04-11-2023 |
Category | Succulents |
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Catalogue No. | 6624RG |
Flowering Time | Summer |
Colour | Pink to Mauve |
Locations Observed | |
Estuary | |
Koppie | |
Nature Reserve | |
Small Holding | |
Village | |
Greater Rooiels | Few,Many |
Oscularia deltoides - to be confirmed
Information
Rock Toothfig

Oscularia deltoides, the deltoid-leaved dewplant, dassievygie or sandsteenvygie is a species of flowering succulent plant in the fig-marigold family Aizoaceae that is native to the south-western Cape, South Africa.
Description
This intensely flowering plant is found growing among
sandstone rocks in the winter-rainfall mountains of the far south-western
corner of South Africa. Growing to 30 cm (12 in) high and spreading indefinitely,
it has silver-blue foliage. The fat, succulent leaves are three-sided (hence
the qualifier deltoides – "triangular"), with red teeth on the
margins. The stems are often tinged purple.
In the spring it produces masses of pink, almond-scented
flowers.
Cultivation
It is increasingly grown in South African gardens as an
ornamental plant and can easily be propagated from cuttings, which should be
planted in a sunny position. This low-maintenance succulent spreads out forming
a colourful mat and grows well on the rocky edge of flower beds where it
cascades over the edge. It attracts butterflies. In colder temperate regions it
requires winter protection or glass cover. It has gained the Royal
Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Source: Inaturalist