Bergeranthus vespertinus is a tufted perennial ice plant relative that has small, finely tapered leaves crowded into rosettes, with a grey-green surface with some darker dots, and rather wrinkled. The flowers are yellow up to 5 cm across and are borne, 2-5 in succession, on a long branching flower stalks. Bergeranthus vespertinus is the best-known species in cultivation.
Derivation of specific name: Latin “vespertinus”, belonging to the evening; for the flowers, opening in the afternoon and closing in the evening.
Derivation of specific name: Latin “vespertinus”, belonging to the evening; for the flowers, opening in the afternoon and closing in the evening.