While the bright conditions they grow in n this region stunts their growth, there may be a genetic component as even cultivated specimens remain this small.

[2] Solitarily borne flowers are most common in mid-winter but are present into spring (between August and September).

[2][4] They range in colour from ivory (in Areb and Umduas) to lemon yellow (in Springbok) to a bright yellow-orange and are large relative to the size of the plant (diameter of 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in)).

[6] It grows on gneiss slopes, or on quartzite, shale or calcrete flats between Eenriet, Umduas, Gamoep and Bushmanland.

[4] Cheiridopsis schlechteri is considered to be of least concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.