Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

• Titanopsis calcarea cv. Red Spur

• Titanopsis calcarea (Marloth) Schwantes
• Mesembryanthemum calcareum Marloth
• Titanopsis aff. calcarea Ghams, Upington, Cape Province hort.
• Titanopsis fulleri Tischer in H.Jacobsen

• Titanopsis calcarea cv. Red Spur
• Titanopsis calcarea cv. Bizarre

Description: Titanopsis calcareaSN|12599]]SN|12599]] is a mat forming succulent with basal rosettes up to 10 cm wide.
Red form (Titanopsis calcareaSN|12599]]SN|12599]] cv. Red Spur): The plants are identical in shape to the standard species but have leaves ranging in colour from rich orange-red to mauve, to purple. A very few red plants sprout unpredictably time by time among normal green seedling and are very rare. Plants with purple red foliage are often attractive and - despite to their beauty - are very rare and sought after by collectors.
Leaves: Up to 2,5 cm long with orange, red purple-violet truncate tip densely covered at the apex with rough tubercles.
Flowers: About 2 in diameter, orange-yellow in late fall and winter.

Cultivation and Propagation: This species is easy to grow and clumps readily, forming a beautiful succulent mat. Needs moderate water when growing in late fall and early spring. Keep somewhat dry the rest of the time. Like all living rocks, they thrive in porous soils with excellent drainage. It can tolerates high heat and light frost (hardy to -5° C). It is a very rewarding succulent, and can be cultivated in desert gardens in warm climates or in greenhouses or windowsills in the home. Enjoys bright shade in summer and full sun in the other seasons.
Special cares for red forms: In the summer it is best to avoid direct sun during the hottest hours of the day (but they benefits from morning sun, that helps to produce strong and colourful spines). In case of cultivation in full sun it is best to plant with the variegated spot facing northeast, so it gets the least amount of direct sunlight as possible.
Propagation: By seeds or division of larger clumps.