Faucaria candida at the Huntington Gardens in early July (HBG 73351, ISI 93-36)
Origin: South Africa (Eastern Cape Province: Cradock)
Growth Habits: Succulent rosettes, leaves with 2-3 or no teeth, 1.2 inches long (3 cm)
White flowered Faucarias have long been dubbed 'candida'. The Faucaria candida is now just a white flowered form of the very variable Faucaria felina.
Blooming Habits:
The white or pinkish-white buds are followed by large white flowers, up to 1.6 inches in diameter (4 cm) in late fall to winter. The flowers open only in full sunlight.
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