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Authors: Ledeb.   Berger  

Botanical Description

Cotyledon oppositifolia and Cotyledon simplicifolia of gardens). Clump-forming, to 15cm or more in height. Leaves mainly basal, 2.5-5cm long, broadly ovate to rounded, crenate, bright green and fleshy. A variegated sport 'Jim's Pride' has recently been offered by a few nurseries. Flowers bright yellow, 3-4.5mm long, five-petalled in branched catkin-like racemes which arch over elegantly at the tips, summer. Caucasus, in steep rocky woods.