Coral plant

Description

Neohenricia sibbettii, called the coral plant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Neohenricia, native to South Africa. A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Neohenricia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, native to South Africa. Low-lying succulents, they are found in places that can collect a little water, such as crevices and pans, on sandstone or dolorite, in areas that get at least 200 mm of rainfall annually. The genus was named after Swiss-born South African plant physiologist Marguerite Gertrud Anna Henrici.