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Cotyledon orbiculata Silver Dollar
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Cotyledon orbiculata 'Silver Dollar' is an amazing succulent plant that captivates with its large succulent, bright silver-white leaves. Their white colour can vary in intensity depending on the season, but they remain bright and decorative all year round. An adult plant will produce original inflorescences in summer, bearing clusters of tubular orange flowers. Not very hardy, this cotyledon is easily grown in a pot indoors or outdoors during the warm season, like a cactus. Stunning in a Mediterranean rock garden!
Cotyledon orbiculata 'Silver Dollar' belongs to the Crassulaceae family. It is a selection with particularly wide and light foliage, found in nature. The species, Cotyledon orbiculata, is native to South Africa. Its cup-shaped leaves have earned it the nickname Pig's Ear. In its natural environment, this plant thrives in a semi-desert region called Karoo, often on rocky outcrops and in dry meadows. Its cold resistance is around -4 °C at its peak, and may be slightly lower in very dry soil. Once well rooted, this succulent plant can go without watering, even in the driest regions.
Slow-growing Cotyledon 'Silver Dollar' reaches about 1 m in height when flowering, with a spread of 50 cm at maturity when grown in the ground. In a pot, its dimensions will remain more modest. The plant forms a clump of upright and branching stems, bearing tightly grouped leaves at their tips. The leaves are thick and fleshy, obovate in shape and slightly concave. They can measure up to 20 cm in diameter. The leaf is covered with a white bloom, a powdery substance that is more abundant when the plant is exposed to the sun, the soil is dry, and the weather is hot. Therefore, the colour of the leaves varies from very pale green to very light grey and white. Flowering occurs in summer. The inflorescence is a long upright stem ending in a cyme. This cyme consists of 10 to 30 pendulous flowers with 5 fused petals forming an orangish-yellow tube, 2-3 cm long, opening into 5 small flared lobes.
On the coast, plant Cotyledon orbiculata 'Silver Dollar' in a rock garden, above a stone wall, or on a well-drained slope, in full sun. It will perfectly complement aloes, agaves, Mangaves, and Hesperaloe parviflora in an exotic setting. Elsewhere, you can plant it in a nice, heavy pot, alone or with other succulent plants like houseleeks, for example.
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Plant Cotyledon orbiculata 'Silver Dollar' in a pot in April or in the ground in May (in mildest winter regions). It can be planted in full sun or partial shade, very bright in a well-drained, light, sandy to rocky, poor soil. This succulent does not tolerate frost below -4°C. If the soil is very dry in winter, it is slightly hardier. On the other hand, once well rooted, no watering is necessary in the ground. Use a very large and heavy pot as the plant significantly increases in weight with age. Use a succulent potting mix that is both well-draining and not too poor: a mixture of leaf compost, pumice or gravel, and turf or coconut fibre. In a pot, regular but moderate watering is necessary throughout the growing season, especially during summer. Overwinter your potted plant indoors, in a cold greenhouse (frost-free), or in the conservatory.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
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The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.