Cephalophyllum alstonii is well worth cultivating, considering it produces some of the finest flowers known in the Mesembryanthemaceae family, and is probably the most beautiful “vygie” of all. The flowers are a vibrant ruby-purple colour with violet stamens and their size ranging to a remarkable 8-10 cm in diameter.
Habit: Cephallophyllum alstonii is a shortly trailing perennial succulent, up to 10 cm tall and 1 meter in diameter. The plants grow rather compact, but lose their shape with age producing straggly branches.
Stems: Over 50 cm long, prostrate. The long internodes connect tufts of leaves, the stem rooting at intervals.
Habit: Cephallophyllum alstonii is a shortly trailing perennial succulent, up to 10 cm tall and 1 meter in diameter. The plants grow rather compact, but lose their shape with age producing straggly branches.
Stems: Over 50 cm long, prostrate. The long internodes connect tufts of leaves, the stem rooting at intervals.