species
Carpobrotus edulis
Ice plant · Sour fig · Highway ice plant · Hottentot-fig
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Carpobrotus edulis belongs to the family Aizoaceae, also known as Ice plant, Sour fig, Highway ice plant or Hottentot-fig, introduced to the UK. It grows in full sun, where the ground is acid or neutral and in dry or well drained conditions. It tolerates coastal exposure.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Dry, Well drained
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
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