Bear’s Paw: Fuzzy Little Leaves with Claw-Tipped Charm
Bear’s Paw (Cotyledon tomentosa) is a compact succulent with plump, fuzzy leaves and little dark-tipped teeth. Its branching shape creates a charming collection of miniature green paws.
- 🐻 Paw-shaped leaves have distinctive claw-like tips
- ☁️ Soft-looking leaf hairs give the foliage a velvety appearance
- 🌿 Branching growth forms a small succulent shrub
- 🔔 Bell-like flowers may appear in warm orange or yellow tones
Choose Bear’s Paw for a bright windowsill or small succulent arrangement where its little paws can be seen up close. It adds a lovely fuzzy texture beside smooth-leaved plants.
Care Tips
Light: Provide bright light with gentle sun. Acclimate gradually and shelter from scorching afternoon heat.
Water: Water thoroughly when the mix has dried, then drain well. Reduce watering during winter or other periods of slow growth.
Soil: Use a gritty, free-draining cactus and succulent mix.
Potting: Choose a pot with drainage holes, only slightly larger than the roots.
Temperature: Keep warm and protect from frost. Move indoors before cold weather.
Humidity: Normal household humidity is suitable. Avoid damp, stagnant conditions and provide airflow.
Shipping & Handling
- The 2 Inch Cotyledon tomentosa Bear's Paw plants are shipped with the pot and soil
- The 4 Inch and larger plants are shipped bare roots without the pot and soil:
- You will receive a very similar plant to the one shown in the photos; shape and color may vary
- Ship within USA & its outlying territories only
- Please visit Order Processing & Shipping info page for additional details
Care Instructions
Please visit our Succulent Care info page for more details.
To ensure the health of succulents, it is important to plant them in porous, well-draining soil. Succulents require little watering, but don't like to sit in wet soil. To create an adequate cactus mix, simply add pumice, perlite, or grit to cactus soil to provide the proper drainage.
Make sure to leave drought periods between waterings to prevent the plant from water-logging.
Weather Conditions
- When ordering, be mindful that living succulents can be damaged by the cold weather.
- If you live in an area that is below 40°F, please add a shipping warmer to your order or consider purchasing plant until the weather is more suitable.
- Shipping Warmer: 72+ Hours Heat Packs available for $2.00 each
Keywords: Bear’s Paw, Cotyledon tomentosa, fuzzy succulent, paw-shaped leaves, compact succulent
