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Scopelogena verruculata (Warty Rockfig) - A low growing succulent from South Africa that forms dense mats of growth about 8 inches tall with upright small narrow gray-green leaves and ¾ inch wide fragrant pale-yellow flowers in mid-spring.
Plant in full sun to light shade (where it still flowers well!) in moderately well-drained soil. This plant tolerates dry conditions and moderate frost – cold hardy to at least 25° F. It is an exceptionally good groundcover - we have a solid planting in the nursery that is about 20 feet across and only about 8 inches tall - a real treat to the eyes and nose when in full bloom in late April and early May.
Scopelogena verruculata occurs in the southwestern part of South Africa in the Western Cape Region near Cape Town where it is often found growing pendulous down cliff faces. he name Scopelogena is from the Greek 'scopelos' (stone or rock) and 'genos' (child or descendant) and the specific name 'verruculata' is dimunitive of the Latin word 'verruca' (wart) for "small warty" surface of the leaves.
We received this plant unnamed from Montecito Clivia grower and eye surgeon Dr. Glynne Couvillion and mistakenly started offering it in 1999 as Malephora crocea. Our thanks to John Bleck and Steven Hammer for getting us the correct name in 2006 for this attractive and very useful groundcover plant that we have sold ever since under its correct name.
The information about Scopelogena verruculata that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
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