This plant has bulb-shaped tubers (not really bulbs), from which grow a 2-ft. clumps of succulent leaves and, in the spring, 2-3 foot spikes of small yellow flowers.

South Africa's succulents—small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas—are sought after by an increasingly ...

The most famous of these largely South African succulents is jade plant (Crassula ovata), but many others – such as Morgan’s Beauty – are widely grown.

The nation of South Africa contains the smallest of the world’s six recognized floral kingdoms, home to 23,420 species of vascular plants, including a very large number of succulent plants.

Once thought of in South Africa as plants for the poor, succulents have come into fashion internationally in recent years, valued for their quirky, ...

The number of plants confiscated by South African law enforcement has increased by more than 200 percent since 2018, with over 242,000 succulents seized last year alone, according to CapeNature, a ...

A biodiversity hotspot in a remote part of South Africa has become the hub of an illegal trade in protected plant species, with organised crime groups capitalising on overseas demand. "They've not ...

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South Africa's succulents - small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas - are sought after by an increasingly ...

South Africa’s succulents – small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas – are sought after by an increasingly ...