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pig's ear succulent Buy Cotyledon orbiculata Pig's Ear Navel WortPig's Ear Round leafed Navel Wort Botanical Name: Cotyledon orbiculata Family: Crassulaceae Origin: Southern Africa (South Africa & Namibia) Plant Type: Evergreen succulent shrub Overview Cotyledon orbiculata (Pigs Ear) is a water wise, architectural succulent for South Australian gardens. It forms tidy clumps of powdery blue green, paddle shaped leaves with red edges in sun, and throws pendulous orangecoral bell flowers in winter that feed
Pig's Ear / Round-leafed Navel Wort
Botanical Name: Cotyledon orbiculata
Family: Crassulaceae
Origin: Southern Africa (South Africa & Namibia)
Plant Type: Evergreen succulent shrub
Overview
Cotyledon orbiculata (Pig’s Ear) is a water-wise, architectural succulent for South Australian gardens. It forms tidy clumps of powdery blue-green, paddle-shaped leaves with red edges in sun, and throws pendulous orange–coral bell flowers in winter that feed pollinators. Perfect for gravel gardens, coastal sites and bold containers.
Key Features
- Mature Size: 0.6-1.0 m H x 0.6-1.2 m W
- Growth Rate: 15-30 cm per year under good conditions
- Foliage: Fleshy, blue-green/grey-green “paddles” with a silvery bloom; edges blush red in high light
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Flowers: Winter stems topped with orange–coral, bell-shaped blooms; long-lasting and nectar-rich
- Seasonal Interest: Year-round structure; best flowering in winter when gardens are quieter
- Wildlife Value: Nectar for bees and other pollinators in cooler months
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Tolerance: Drought-tolerant (once established), heat-tolerant, wind-tolerant
coastal-tolerant; light frost (protect from hard frost) - Planting Density: Shrub borders/rock gardens: 0.6–1.0 m centres for a dense, dramatic effect
- Pet Friendly: No — not pet-friendly. Contains bufadienolide toxins; ingestion can harm pets/livestock
Where It Works Best
- Sunlight: Full sun to part shade (colour and compact habit are best with strong light)
- Soil: Very well-drained sandy or gravelly loam; raised beds/mounds for heavier soils; avoid waterlogging
- Water Needs: Establishment: 2 deep soaks/week for 8–12 weeks. Established: deep soak every 14–21 days in summer; rarely in winter (let soil dry between waterings)
- Maintenance: Mulch with gravel; remove spent flower stems; prune lightly to shape after flowering; fertilise sparingly in early spring
- Lifespan: 10–20+ years in suitable, free-draining sites
- Climate Zones: Suited to temperate and Mediterranean SA gardens, including coastal areas
- Soil pH: Neutral, but adaptable to mild Acidic/Alkaline
Landscape & Design Ideas
- Swap “hedges” for succulent mass plantings and gravel borders for striking texture
- Feature in large pots near entries and outdoor living spaces
- Mix with agaves, aloes and ornamental grasses for a contemporary, low-water palette
Why You Will Love It
A set-and-forget drought hero: sculptural blue-green leaves with red edges, cheerful winter bells for pollinators, and exceptional heat/coastal resilience — all with minimal watering and care.
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★★★★★ 5
Easy to use
Great quick reference. The book is well organized and it’s easy to look things up. The case law footnotes give a good starting point for any further research that you may need.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2020
★★★★★ 5
Great search and seizure guide
This is a great book for anyone working in law enforcement. The chapters and subjects are short, clear and concise.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2019
★★★★★ 3
Information is great, quality not so much
Format: Paperback, Format: Paperback
Think the information is good and to the point. My book was misprinted and had the top portion of the page cut off so that I can see about only half of the book page number.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2025
★★★★★ 5
History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes
Format: Hardcover
They say that history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes. Reading Rachel Maddow's Prequel, that old adage lands with uncomfortable, clarifying force. The America of the 1930s had Senator Huey Long — loud, brash, barnstorming, and brimming with populist promises — and the resonance with our own era of bombastic political theater is impossible to dismiss. Maddow doesn't make that parallel clumsily. She doesn't need to. The evidence, laid out with the precision of a seasoned researcher and historian, speaks for itself.
Prequel tells the story of a far-right authoritarian impulse that has run through the veins of American political life for nearly a hundred years. In the 1930s, coinciding with Hitler's rise in Europe, a coordinated movement pushed hard for fascism here at home. Groups stockpiled weapons and explosives in preparation for an insurrection. Government officials worked in coordination with foreign actors. A fascist-sympathetic narrative was amplified through official and unofficial channels alike. This was not fringe paranoia — it was organized, resourced, and frighteningly close to succeeding.
What is remarkable — and what gives this book its most urgent energy — is the story of who stopped it. Not always the institutions we might hope to rely on. Where the American legal system faltered, journalists and activists filled the breach. Investigators, reporters, and citizens took up the banner of democracy through dogged, unglamorous work.
This is where Maddow's particular genius comes into its own. She is a master of the long connective thread — drawing bright lines between the events of the past and the present without letting the comparison become reductive or cheap. Prequel teaches us what was learned the last time democracy faced this kind of pressure: where the weaknesses are, what held, and — critically — what it will take to hold again. She identifies the strongholds. She maps the vulnerabilities. She makes a history lesson feel like a field guide.
The book is also, simply, a pleasure to read. Maddow brings to the page the same qualities that made her a formidable broadcaster: the ability to take deeply complex, document-heavy material and render it not just comprehensible but genuinely gripping. Her research is formidable. Her journalistic integrity is evident on every page. And her storytelling instincts transform what might otherwise be a dry historical account into something that reads with the momentum of a thriller. The result is a text that is at once a celebration — democracy was fought for and, in that moment, successfully defended — and a warning.
This book is well researched, well documented, and well written. Maddow is a master storyteller handing us a guide for the fight ahead of us. The impulse toward authoritarianism did not dissolve with the defeat of fascism abroad; it went quiet, regrouped, and waited. Democracy is once again under attack from the inside, and Prequel makes the case — calmly, rigorously, without hysteria — that this is not unprecedented, that it has been faced before, and that it can be faced again.
Don't give up the fight. Don't let the bastards grind you down.
(Upgraded from 4.5 stars)
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Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2026
★★★★★ 5
American history without the gold-plated bias
Format: Hardcover
Ms. Maddow is an amazing historian and journalist! She describes events in history in a rational, no-nonsense manner, with clarity and insight. We have been taught a white-washed version of history from 1st through 12th grade, and I literally mean white-washed. Humanity has always made mistakes and should be recorded in history. Ms. Maddow does an exceptional job of removing the "sugar-coating" from documented events and revealing the greed, corruption, and manipulation hiding beneath. I dearly hope that she will write a biography on this present president, which I believe would be as close to the truth as humanly possible. I will certainly buy a copy!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2026