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Plant of the month · November 2026

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Bijlia dilatata H.E.K.Hartmann

Family Aizoaceae
Genus Bijlia

Bijlia dilatata, commonly known in cultivation with the misapplied name Bijlia cana, is an almost stemless, perennial, mat forming succulent up to 12 cm and more in diameter, consisting of closely growing rosettes of remarkable, club-like, unevenly shaped leaves. The keeled end is drawn forwards over tip to form a ‘chin’. Flowers are bright yellow, and born on short stalks in winter.

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