| Shape | Clumping low-spreading. |
| Landscape | Among potted succulent collections, as a potted patio or indoor plant, in rock gardens or as a specimen. |
| Propagation | Division or rooting of pads or seed. |
| Cultivation | Grow in full sun to partial shade in gravelly, dry, well-draining loose soil. |
| Pests | None known. Rot may occur if soil is too wet. |
| Notable Specimens | The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Habitat | Dry slopes, plains and rocky outcroppings. |
| Leaf Description | Smooth, leathery, fleshy succulent bodies growing overtop of each other repeatedly, with long spines in panicles of 2 - 3. |
| Flower Description | Showy small, rounded cup-shaped blooms at the apex of a body with around 10 - 20 pinnate-forked petals arranged in a loose rosette. |
| Colour Description | Flesh can vary in colour from a dark, deep green to vivid medium green. Buttery yellow to rosy pink blooms. Silvery-white spines. |
| Texture Description | Smooth and leathery with long spines. |
