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Peersia macradenia

Peersia macradenia
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0

Peersia macradenia is a small succulent subshrub from the Ice-plant family (Aizoaceae), native to the south-western Cape of South Africa. It is a rarely grown species, so care is best based on its dry, winter-rainfall habitat: full sun and very well-drained soil.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; reduce water in winter.
Soil
Very well-drained, gritty, sandy mix.
Temperature
Frost-tender; protect below about 2 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Peersia macradenia is a small succulent plant that is part of the Aizoaceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Western Cape.

Other Peersia plants

Peersia frithii · Peersia vanheerdei · Peersia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peersia macradenia 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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