| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Drosanthemum speciosum (Haw.) Schwantes |
| Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 30 (1927) |
| Native Range | sw. & s. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | branchlets thick, erect, leaves opposite, round, 12-16mm, green, minutely papilose, obtusely acute, flowers solitary, pedicellate, 2-3cm, calyx 5-merous, lobes conical |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | yellow, orange, red |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Drosanthemum pickhardii L.Bolus Drosanthemum splendens L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum speciosum Haw. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |