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Lampranthus zeyheri

Lampranthus zeyheri
Photo: Leo-setä, CC BY 2.0

Lampranthus zeyheri is a trailing, succulent subshrub from the eastern Cape of South Africa, grown for its daisy-like flowers. It needs full sun, sharp drainage and sparing water.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply, then let the soil dry out fully before watering again; reduce water in winter.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix with extra grit or perlite.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below about 2 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Lampranthus zeyheri, the trailing iceplant (a name it shares with other members of its family), is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to the eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is occasionally planted as an ornamental.

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 zeyheri 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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