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Carpanthea
Also called Golden Carpet, Goldfigs
Carpanthea is a small genus of low-growing succulent annuals from the Cape region of South Africa, closely related to other ice plants. Commonly grown members are sold as Clock Plants or Goldfigs, and they need full sun and well-drained soil.
Carpanthea, called vetkousie, is a genus of flowering plants in the iceplant family Aizoaceae, native to the southwest of the Cape Province of South Africa. Low-lying succulent annuals, their flowers and fruit are edible.
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