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Aloinopsis spathulata
Sutherland Wartfig is a small, frost-hardy succulent subshrub from the arid northern Cape of South Africa, known for spoon-shaped, warty green leaves and magenta to pink flowers. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and very little water.
Aloinopsis spathulata is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aloinopsis. it is a succulent subshrub native to the northern Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has spoon-shaped green leaves patterned with tubercles, and unlike the yellow flowers of most in its genus, it has magenta to pink blooms. Able to grow in Sutherland, the coldest town in South Africa, it is particularly frost hardy.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
