Fockea edulis capensis Size:4" Pot "spiralis"

"spiralis"

The funnel-shaped flowers of spiral cacti bloom in late spring and early summer

sandy gritty cactus compost is ideal

Blooming season: Late-winter early-spring (January to March)

All the species are drought resistant

Fockea edulis capensis Size:4" Pot "spiralis"Fockea capensis is a caudiciform succulent with an enlarged, water storing, root called a caudex belonging to the Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae). Its foliage is thin, creeping or vining, with opposing, elliptical oval leaves with strongly crisped margins. Its flowers are small and insignificant, with greenish, twisted, star shaped, flattened lobes. A single specimen of this curious and rare plant was sent to Europe in the Schonbrunn Palace Gardens