Common Name:
Pinwheel
Plant Type:
Succulent perennial
Family:
Crassulaceae (The Stonecrop Family)
Geographic Origin:
Canary Islands
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
1-2 feet
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Spring and summer

Flower Color:
White
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Occasional to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 25-30 degrees F.

Tidy succulent makes dense mound of blue green rosettes, often with pink leaf edges. Branched flower spikes in spring carry pinkish white flowers. This is an easy container plant and mixes well with low shrubs or perennials. It is native to the Canary Islands. Sun to part shade, well drained soil, occasional watering.