Chiastophyllum oppositifolium

Also Known As

Umbilicus oppositifolius
Gold Drop
Lamb's Tail

Plant type

cactus / succulent, groundcover

size

H: 10"-15"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

5b-9b

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Chiastophyllum oppositifolium plant details

Chiastophyllum oppositifolium is an evergreen groundcover cactus / succulent with green foliage. In summer yellow flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in average, gritty and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Chiastophyllum oppositifolium

Plant type: groundcover cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 10 IN - 15 IN - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in summer
Uses: container plant, rock garden, unique, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Chiastophyllum oppositifolium

USDA Zones: 5b - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: average, gritty and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Excellent member of the Crassulaceae which means it is a succulent basically but one that eschews the arid sunny spot in favor of lusher environs like our shade garden with dairy manure mulch. Makes a thick clump of fleshy green leaves with taller stems of pendulous strings of bead-like yellow flowers that are nothing less than captivating. This is one of those plants we have had for a long time but one that surprises us each year when it blooms because we don't expect something so familiar to float our boat quite so high. Very easy to please and a plant people want when they see it in flower.

By: Far Reaches Farm

Succulant-like foliage. Yellow flowers.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

From the mountain habitats in the Caucasus comes this mat-forming, 6-8” tall succulent evergreen perennial. Its attractive, fleshy, light green foliage and tiny bright yellow flowers in pendant racemes brighten up a rockgarden, border or shaded rock and