With some searching, I think this is a bijlia cana. Does anyone grow these? It seems to be planted in gravel. Any care tips?

If it's Bijlia, you're looking for Ryan (hanzrobo) - I don't know of anyone else here with the focus he has for the wee ones. That gravel you speak of may just be top dressing (of the soil below. I don't and never have grown them. Here's what Steven Hammer, Mesemb master nonpareil, has to say about the genus:

'A tiny genus of two attractive species. The well-known B. cana can take a fair amount of water when in fresh growth. Most active in early fall, when it sends out new leaves and flowers, it needs much light to stay compact and properly asymmetrical. Otherwise it grows too lax and "turns into" the second species, B. tugwelliae (L. Bolus) S.A. Hammer, comb.nov. (*) This one has paddle-shaped erect leaves and is never compact, so do not attempt to starve it into prostrate submission. Both species have attractive glossy petals the color of egg yolks. Pronounced Bay-lee-ah, by the way.'

You can find his 'The Art of Growing Mesembs' on the Interwebus at a number of places - he's made it free to one and all. This came up first.

Here is a link that might be useful: Mesembs

Thanks for the mention, Jeffe. You're too kind.

Laura, that's definitely a Cheiridopsis, looks like purpurea, one of the few varieties commonly found at nurseries.

They like more water than other more sensitive Mesembs like Lithops. If the outside leaves are a little soft, that's ok. The new leaves should always be firm.
Cheiridopsis does branch off and become shrubby but there should never really be more than 2 leaf pairs on any 1 stem. If there's a 3rd leaf pair, it is being absorbed. Don't panic when the outer leaves start to yellow and shrivel, embrace it. Embrace the self-renewing properties of the marvelous Mesemb!

The link that Jeff provided above is full of the best info on Mesembs that can be found. All hail the Hammer!

THANKS Ryan. What interesting plants! I have a tiger's jaw too. I put that in the gritty mix and put it on a south facing window sill. One large leaf broke off when I was potting it. I let it callous for a week and stuck it in some gritty mix. Any chance it will root?

No prob, Laura!
I assume you mean Faucaria tigrina, I have quite a few different types and a huge amount growing from seed. Unfortunately, no Mesemb will root from leaf. Any cutting that is taken must have an intact stem to root. The stemmy Mesembs like Carpobrotus (ice plant) and Cephalophyllum are easy. A clump of Faucaria can be broken up into as many stems as it contains. Beachplants did a tutorial on that subject a while back. Link below...

Here is a link that might be useful: Rooting cuttings

That us a very attractive 'chunky' succulent. Nice find!

Thanks Bsmith.

I've read the article. I hope I can keep this alive. Mesembs scare me. LOL