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Tiger Jaws

Faucaria tigrina · Aizoaceae

A small clumping succulent whose paired triangular leaves bear soft white teeth along their edges, snapping shut like tiny jaws, and opening golden-yellow daisy flowers in autumn. A fun, easy collector's plant.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Succulent & Cactus
  • Light
    Full Sun, Part Shade
  • Water
    Drought-Tolerant
  • Soil
    Sandy Soil, Well-Drained
  • Climate
    Arid & Semi-Arid, Warm Temperate
  • Frost
    Frost-Tender
  • Mature size
    0.1 m H × 0.15 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen
  • Flowering
    Autumn Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Slow-Growing
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance

    • Good for