Pig's Ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

• Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document	Features
PlantZAfrica Jan. 1, 2026, 8:34 a.m.	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Perennial Succulent Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Color data Flowering data
Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping May 22, 2026, 11:31 p.m.	Good garden plant Sun Succulent Egoli Granite Grassland

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

• Abu Shawka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cotyledon_orbiculata_-_pigs_ear_-_Cape_Point_-_South_Africa_2.JPG)
• (c) Richard Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Gill source
• (c) lieselm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
• (c) Lizelle Erasmus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Lizelle Erasmus source
• (c) Joey Santore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joey Santore source
• (c) Joseph Heymans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joseph Heymans source
• (c) Matthieu Gauvain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matthieu Gauvain source
• (c) Richard Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Gill source
• (c) Joey Santore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joey Santore source
• (c) Ian Webb, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ian Webb source
• (c) lieselm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source