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Gunniopsis propinqua

Gunniopsis propinqua
Photo: Michael Warren, CC BY-SA 4.0

Gunniopsis propinqua is a small, prostrate succulent annual or perennial from Western Australia, growing low to the ground and flowering white to pink in late winter and spring. It is a desert-adapted species that needs sharp drainage and full sun.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; it tolerates winter rain better than summer irrigation.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix; it grows naturally in stony, sandy or loamy lateritic soils.
Temperature
Tolerant of warm, dry conditions; protect from frost and prolonged cold wet below about 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
CS. Western Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Gunniopsis propinqua is a species of succulent plant in the iceplant family, Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia.

Where it grows

It is found among lateritic outcrops and winter wet area with scattered distribution in the Mid West, Goldfields-Esperance and Pilbara regions of Western Australia where it grows in stony, sandy or loamy soils.

Other Gunniopsis plants

Gunniopsis calcarea · Gunniopsis calva · Gunniopsis divisa · Gunniopsis glabra · Yellow Salt Star · Gunniopsis kochii · Gunniopsis papillata · Sturts Pigface · Gunniopsis rodwayi · Gunniopsis rubra · Gunniopsis septifraga · Gunniopsis tenuifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gunniopsis propinqua 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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