| Description | A wierd but lovable water miser plant that gets its name from the shape of the thick, fuzzy leaves. |
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| Pronunciation | (kot-EE-lee-don) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Succulents, Succulents |
| Hardiness Zone | 10 |
| Sunlight | I have grown this plant in the direct light outdoors during the summer and it flourishes in these conditions. In dim conditions it will become weak and leggy. |
| Moisture | dry out between watering |
| Growing Media | well drained |
| Temperature | average house to warm |
| Flowers | clusters of yellow pendulous tubular flowers, edges of the petals can be tinged with brown |
| Leaves | Leaves are formed in the shape of a Cub's Paw. The more light the plant gets the thicker and the coarser the hair will get. In low light the paws become greener in color, in higher light they will become a pale yellow. Also in high light the leaves will form tiny spots on the tips that look like the toes of a bears paw. The purpose of the hair is to shade areas of the leaf to slow down water loss. |
| Dimensions | small, woody succulent shrub |
| Maintenance | becomes woody and will need to be cut back, can with stand hard cutting back |
| Propagation | The two main ways of propagation are tip cuttings and whole leaf cuttings. Take an entire leaf and lay it flat on some propagating media and it will form a tiny plant at the leaves apex. This will take a while. We will do a dozen or so leaves at one time to insure that a few will take. |
| Native Site | South Africa, Cape Providence |
| Author's Notes | The more light the better for this plant. These are "touchable" plants. |
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