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Acrosanthes

Acrosanthes
Photo: Nick Helme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Acrosanthes is a genus of low, sprawling succulent perennials from the Ice-plant family, native to Namibia and South Africa's Cape Provinces. They are rarely grown outside botanic collections, and they need full sun and very well-drained soil.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings, and less in winter.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix with some added grit or pumice.
Temperature
Roughly 10–35 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Acrosanthes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the Namibia and South Africa's Cape Provinces in Southern Africa.

Other Acrosanthes plants

Acrosanthes anceps

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acrosanthes by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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