Consulta Plantas

Care of the succulent plant Tylecodon wallichii or Pegleg butterbush

The genus Tylecodon, family Crassulaceae, includes about 60 species of succulent plants native to southern Africa. Some species are: Tylecodon wallichii, Tylecodon aridimontanus, Tylecodon buchholzianus, Tylecodon reticulatus.

Common names: Pegleg butterbush, Quiver Bush. Scientific synonym: Cotyledon wallichii. This species is native to South Africa.

Tylecodon wallichii is a succulent plant with a thick stem and tubers and very slow growth that reaches 50 cm (1.64 feet) in height. The elongated succulent leaves of a greyish green colour appear in winter and fall off in summer; the leaves are toxic if ingested. It produces long stems with greenish-yellow flowers; it blooms in summer. It should be noted that this plant rests in summer and grows in winter.

Pegleg butterbush is usually used in pots for patios and terraces but it is also suitable for rockeries in frost-free climates.

Tylecodon wallichii prefers full sun exposure but can also grow in semi-shade. The safe winter temperature is 8 ºC (46.4 ºF).

Quiver Bush is important that the soil is very well drained, for which we can use a commercial substrate for cacti and succulent plants.

Water regularly from late summer to late spring, waiting for the substrate to be almost dry. Do not water in summer because the plant goes into dormancy.

Fertilize once in winter with mineral fertilizer if grown in a pot.

Pruning is not necessary.

Tylecodon wallichii is a plant that is quite resistant to the usual pests and diseases, but can sometimes be attacked by scale insects.

Pegleg butterbush is propagated from seeds sown in the spring in a seedbed and from cuttings in the fall.

Images of the succulent plant Tylecodon wallichii or Pegleg butterbush