Family: Aizoaceae
Common names: Afrikaans names of species: D. carolinense, D. vogtsii : klipvygie, rotsvygie; D. floribundum : skaapvygie; D. herbeum : witbergvygie; D. macellum : rooibergvygie
This predominantly summer rainfall genus has long been overlooked as a garden plant. Growth forms vary vastly and showy flowers are produced over long periods, thus making them ideal rockery subjects, while some species form low, dense clumps and are more suitable as groundcovers in shady spots. Some species found naturally at higher altitudes can withstand northern hemisphere winters without having to be nurtured in a glasshouse.