| Description | A "weird but lovable plant" for the highlight area of the indoors. A touchy feely pettable plant. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Succulents |
| Hardiness Zone | 10 |
| Sunlight | In full sun the plant will have a silver gray color with brown edges. In less light the plant will lose its color and become more green. |
| Moisture | dry out between watering |
| Growing Media | well drained |
| Temperature | average house to warm |
| Flowers | The flowers are yellowish, urn shaped and found on a corymb. |
| Leaves | The large opposite leaves are triangular, nearly hastate, and irregularly lobed, reaching from 5-14 inches long by 3-14 inches. They are covered with a silver gray felt. Leaves tend to be crowded at the top. This is a succulent shrub. |
| Dimensions | In the greenhouse it has reached over two feet. Can reach 12 feet in native sites. |
| Maintenance | It developes a bare stem with age. Prune back to produce a fuller plant. |
| Propagation | Easy from tip cuttings, or a new plant can be started from a whole leaf, laid flat on a rooting media. |
| Native Site | South Madagascar |
| Misc Facts | The name comes from the silvery gray felt on the leaves. |
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