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Malotigena is a genus in the ice plant family with a single accepted species, Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae, a low, mat-forming succulent with yellow daisy-like summer flowers. It needs full sun, good drainage and a sheltered spot.
Malotigena is a genus of flowering plants in the ice plant family Aizoaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae, native to Lesotho. Growing up to 50 cm (20 in) broad and only 3 cm (1.2 in) high, it is a mat-forming evergreen succulent with brilliant yellow daisy-like flowers in summer. The foliage turns red in autumn.
Its cultivar 'Gold Nugget' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Although hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F), it requires a sheltered spot in full sun, in acid or neutral pH soil, to thrive.
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