Avonia quinaria ssp. quinaria Crassulaceae It has the triangular leaves

It has the triangular leaves that look like a pair of jaws

Prone to sunburn in full hot sun

Flowers are reddish and produced in the fall

Astrophytum myriostigma Family: Cactaceae

It is a beautiful plant with a rich orange-brown color that deserves more recognition

Avonia quinaria ssp. quinaria Crassulaceae It has the triangular leavesAvonia quinaria ssp. quinaria An unusual and attractive miniature caudiciform from South Africa. The base of the plant is light brown with peeling bark. On top are numerous silver blue to green stems with scale like leaves. At the ends of the stock are pink flowers that can be bigger than the young plants themselves! These flowers open in the late afternoon or evening. In time the plant can reach 2 3" in diameter (very old plants can be even bigger).