Fockea edulis capensis purple-red Pelargonium carnosum is also known

Pelargonium carnosum is also known as Otidia carnosa and is endemic to South Africa (Northern and Western)

The shaving brush tree prefers bright

Keep warm and dry in winter to avoid rot

The plant originates in the Southern US and belongs to the family of Cactaceae

Fockea edulis capensis purple-red Pelargonium carnosum is also knownFockea capensis is a caudiciform succulent with an enlarged, water storing, root called a caudex belonging to the Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae). Its foliage is thin, creeping or vining, with opposing, elliptical oval leaves with strongly crisped margins. Its flowers are small and insignificant, with greenish, twisted, star shaped, flattened lobes. A single specimen of this curious and rare plant was sent to Europe in the Schonbrunn Palace Gardens