Amazing features that capture the eyes of every observer! So, here we are with succulents that look like eyes.
Succulents are easy to care for and come in so many shapes. But can you believe that nature also have some succulents that look like eyes? We have compiled this list for you to have an antique collection of succulents. Plus, as you read, you will discover how every succulent has its unique features in its own way!
Succulents That Look Like Eyes
1. Button Plant
Botanical name: Conophytum wittebergense
The button plant is a rare stemless succulent like the lithops that only grows slightly more than one inch in height. It is native to South Africa but is now collected by many gardeners. These tiny plants form a mat or carpet-like layer over the garden after a long period.
Button plants are round not more than an inch in diameter. They are gray-green with dark red lines and spots. There is a slit in the center of each plant where the flower develops in the rainy season and eventually looks like a bloodshot eye.
2. Living Stones “Optica”
Botanical name: Lithops optica
This type of Lithops is nearly endangered. Lithops optica got its name because it has a window on top of the leaves that looks like an eye. This plant has just two leaves that grow above the ground. It comprises of red or purple color. Like most other lithops, it only requires soil that has proper drainage.
3. Living Stones “Viridis”
Botanical name: Lithops viridis
The Green rock plant or Lithops viridis is also like all other lithops but with an exceptionally white core in between the two leaves which makes it appear like an eye. They usually have green-gray colors with pink lines at the edges of the leaves. Green rock plants are found abundantly in South Africa’s Northern Cape.
4. Owl Eyes
Botanical name: Huernia zebrina
Many names, one plant! Huernia zebrina goes by many names like Lifebuoy Huernia, Carrion flower, and Little Owl Eyes. Native to Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. They are all perennial succulents with a gray-green color and a toothed ridge pattern on their stems.
It also has a shiny, dark-red ring around the mouth of the flower tube, which looks like a Life Saver candy. This is why the plant is commonly popular as the “lifesaver plant.” Overall, this candy-like center looks unusual and resembles an eye which gives the name Owl Eyes.
Fact: They smell like rotting flesh which attracts flies and ants to assist with pollination.
5. Baby Toes
Botanical name: Fenestraria rhopalophylla
Baby toes are succulents seen to grow in Namibia and South Africa during the winter. They are generally dwarf plants and form green mats or small green clumps over the soil. The leaves are flat on the top with a translucent window-like area at their round tip that looks like eyes.
Surprisingly, they bear beautiful bright yellow flowers that resemble gerbera flowers. This one is the perfect fit to decorate or make a succulent bowl for your garden. And the plus point is, they are not toxic to humans and pets.
6. Pink Mountain Rose
Botanical name: Greenovia Aurea El Hierro
This beautiful succulent as it goes by the name appears like an English Rose due to its rosette-shaped blooming pattern. It originates from the Canary Islands. These succulents bloom during the spring and become dormant in the winter. They displays its unique trait during the dormant period by developing dusty pink rosettes. Finally, these rosette shapes appear like the eyes of a chameleon!
The foliage of this plant is fleshy and green and produces cream-colored flowers with a sweet fragrance. Similar to all the other succulents, it also requires a good draining soil mixture and bright, indirect sunlight for its healthy growth and development
Finally, coming to the end you have read how these succulents are so different in their own special ways. So it would be very kind of you to share your experiences in the comments!
