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Peersia

Peersia
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0

Peersia is a small genus of succulent flowering plants in the ice-plant family (Aizoaceae), native to the Cape region of South Africa. Grow them like other mesembs: full sun, very well-drained gritty soil, and sparing water.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and let the soil dry fully between waterings; keep nearly dry in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining gritty cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
Frost-tender; protect below about 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate

About

Peersia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.

It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic.

Other Peersia plants

Peersia frithii · Peersia macradenia · Peersia vanheerdei

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peersia 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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