English: Penwiper.
Region: Central and West Africa, Zaire to Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia.
Culture: gained the Royal Horticultural
Society's Award of Garden Merit.
BotanyHerb, shrub; erect or decumbent; succulent; perennial; 40 cm tall.
Leaves: wide, glaucous, spotted with purple; marbled surface.
Flowers: starry white, four-petalled, sometimes tinged with pink; blooming in spring.