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Late Goldfig

Carpanthea pomeridiana

Late Goldfig
Photo: Rolf Engstrand, CC BY-SA 3.0

Carpanthea pomeridiana is a small, low-growing succulent annual from the western Cape of South Africa, grown as an ornamental ground cover and valued for its bright, daisy-like flowers that open in the afternoon. Give it full sun and well-drained soil, and avoid overwatering.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings, and keep it dry in winter when it is not growing.
Soil
Sandy, gritty, free-draining soil or a cactus-type mix.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
W. Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Carpanthea pomeridiana, the afternoon carpanthea, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carpanthea, native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa, and introduced to New South Wales, Australia. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carpanthea pomeridiana 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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