Description
Description: It has round green and purple banded, spineless stems with 8 to 12 ribs. It occasionally offsets from the base. It is very similar in look to E. obesa, but with small yellow flowers on long peduncles which dry and persist on the plant after blooming, It is quite common in cultivation, though less so than its relative E. obesa. Both species need male and female plants in order to set seed.
Remarks: The plants in the wild differ from one population to another, but also from one plant to another. This has caused much confusion. And on top of this there is a very closely related ‘species’ growing nearby,
Common Names: Bobbejaankos, Eselkos, Eselpol, Pol, Skilpadkos
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