Adromischus cooperi Care

Adromischus cooperi is a species of succulent plant from the Crassulaceae family. The genus name Adromischus comes from ancient Greek adros and mischos. The plant is endemic to the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

Adromischus cooperi is a little cespitose plant. “Cespitose” is a botanical term which describe the typical way of growing in small dense clumps or tufts of many species of plants. A.cooperi is composed of slightly short, irregular, branchy stems, densely covered of green lucid leaves with brown-red spot. It’s a tiny plant, reaching a maximum height of 10 centimeters. It blooms during the summer. It developes flowerings similars to ears, which can become 35 centimeters high. The flowers, which are tubular and 1-2 centimeters long, are red and green, with pink-white edges.