Honey bees workin’ away on a December day in the 60’s°F. The plant featured in this video is a South African succulent called ‘Nananthus vittatus’ (formerly Rabiea albipuncta). Thanks for watching!
You are correct! You really have quite the knowledge of succulents! It’s name was just recently changed to Nananthus vitattus, but after some research I found that these plants are one in the same. Thanks for watching Randy!
Wow, had no idea of that! Seems botanists are always moving plants around...sheesh. This is actually one of my all time faves mostly because here in Georgia it starts flowering around Thanksgiving and continues for several weeks. Honeybees absolutely LOVE the flowers!! Lost my original in 2014 when a polar express got us down to about -1F. So if there is a threat of super cold may want to put something over it for protection for a few nights. Just put in three more plants from Mesa Garden this past Autumn....hope for blooms in 2024. Thanks for sharing, Randy/GA@@southwesthardypalms
@@verderandy9161 Honestly Randy as I look into this more, I think you are more correct than the botanists lol. It seems that nananthus and rabeia are different enough in my eyes to be different species. Nananthus has rounder, and slightly orange colored flowers compared to rabiea. Hopefully it is looked into more in the future. And thank you for the warning, do you think it would still need protection at around 5°F - 7°F? That’s about the absolute minimum I’ve ever personally seen it here. Seems the mountains block out most of the extreme cold snaps luckily. Good luck with your new plants, hope they bloom nicely for you!
@@joezimmerman1089 Do you think they would survive in zone 7b? That’s the only reason I haven’t tried them yet. Striatula is definitely a lot more attractive in my opinion.
yes, even if frosted to the ground, they regrow pretty fast from the base down to zone 7. just give a good gravel mulch around the base. Your dry winters will help too with avoiding rot from frost damage.@@southwesthardypalms
