English: Paddle plant; Flapjacks; Desert cabbage; White lady.
Afrikaans: Geelplakkie; Meelplakkie; Plakkie.
Region: Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland.
Habitat: grassveld amongst rocks.

BotanyHerb, shrub; succulent.
Stem: stalk; 1m tall; dies back after blooming.
Leaves: basal rosette; large, rounded, fleshy, stalkless; grayish-green; with red margins; covered with a white powdery bloom.
Inflorescence: terminal; erect; with densely clustered thyrse-like panicles.
Flowers: greenish; waxy; with yellow recurved lobes, narrowly urn-shaped; flowers from autumn to spring.