If you like "herbaceous small subshrubs" (thank you, Doreen Court, now say it 10 times fast!) in your garden, you'll love Anacampseros rufescens:
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| Anacampseros rufescens, M Robb, 2015 |
I just love dwarf shrublets, and this one is very pretty. A. rufescens grows about 8cm tall. Mine is about 2cm. Not impressive? Well, it does grow out to form dense mats that cover larger areas of its home in South Africa. It has an impressive inflorescence with pink flowers that's about 10cm tall. I hope mine will bloom here in the Tropics.
One interesting fact is that, as Anacampseros grows in the wild in lusher habitats to more droughty ones, it grows in smaller, more compact rosettes with smaller leaves. In other words, it miniaturizes itself as water grows more scarce. Smart! You can learn more about Anacampseros of all sorts in Dotort (intentional rhyme), Chapter 15. (You mesembs fantatics know which book I'm talking about.)
