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Malephora purpureocrocea
Also called Carmine Vygie, Copper Fingerfig, Copper Vygie
Carmine Fingerfig is a low, succulent subshrub from the Cape Provinces of South Africa, grown mainly for its colourful flowers. It thrives in full sun and sharp-draining soil and tolerates dry conditions well.
Malephora purpureocrocea is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae (stone plants), native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It differs from Malephora crocea by a purplish colour at the lower surface of the petals (reddish in M. crocea). Closely related to Malephora crocea which has a reddish colour at the lower surface of the petals in contrast to a violet-purple one in M. purpureocrocea. Some authors considered the two species as varieties or subspecies. It is the second most successful naturalised species in Maltese natural habitats within the Aizoaceaa species after Carpobrotus acinaciformis. A large population the size of 100 x 50m is found at the Cumnija area in Mellieha, near the sewage treatment plant.
Gross Fingerfig · Coppery mesemb · Malephora engleriana · Malephora flavocrocea · Malephora framesii · Malephora herrei · Malephora latipetala · Golden Fingerfig · Malephora luteola · Malephora mollis · Malephora ochracea · Malephora pienaarii
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malephora purpureocrocea 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.
