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Lampranthus suavissimus

Lampranthus suavissimus
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0

Lampranthus suavissimus is a low-growing succulent from the ice-plant family, native to Namibia and South Africa's Northern Cape. It is grown for its daisy-like flowers and needs sharp drainage and plenty of sun.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply then let the soil dry out completely before watering again; reduce water sharply in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining sandy or gritty cactus-style mix.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 2 °C
How easy
Easy

About

Lampranthus suavissimus, commonly known in Afrikaans as the langbeen-t'nouroebos, is a succulent plant belonging to the genus Lampranthus. The species is native to Namibia and the Northern Cape.

Other Lampranthus plants

Bakoven Brightfig · Golden Brightfig · Lampranthus bicolor · Lampranthus brownii · Cerise Brightfig · Redflush · Lampranthus coralliflorus · Runty Brightfig · Lampranthus dregeanus · Lampranthus dulcis · Clusterleaf Brightfig · Lampranthus esterhuyseniae

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lampranthus suavissimus 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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