Faucaria Species, Tiger Jaws, Tiger's Jaw

I had about 6 'species (varieties?)' of Faucaria growing in the old cactus garden for about 9 years and they make excellent specimens for...Read More a small succulent garden. They slowely sucker growing in a circle larger and larger until they come up upon another plant (in my garden, this would be another Faucaria)- making a unique carpet of plant completely covering the ground. They look like little alligator jaws agape. Most have yellow flowers but some have whitish ones.

PEST: Not susceptible to many pests, but watch for mealy bugs.

Lovely little plant, ours is in a small, shallow ceramic (unglazed inner)container. It has triangular,fleshy leaves (suculent like)
...Read More/> they are green with a profusion of white dots. The leaves have up to 10 (ten) teeth, which are slightly recurved. The leaves form a rosette. The flowers appear from the centre of the rosette and are 'buttercup yellow'. I have not attempted to propagate. There are "30 species of these clump-forming, stemless, perennial succulents from South Africa".(Botanica)