Carpobrotus glaucescens
Species
Also called angular sea-fig, coastal pigface, pigface, iceplant
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its sourceTypeperennial
“Perennial plant” — Carpobrotus glaucescens - How to grow & care
Lightfull sun
“Full sun” — Carpobrotus glaucescens - How to grow & care
Waterlow
Hardiness zonesUSDA 8+
“USDA zone 8+” — Carpobrotus glaucescens - How to grow & care
Spacing2–8 in
“5-20 cm (2-8 in) high and spreading widely” — Carpobrotus glaucescens - How to grow & care
Height2–8 in
“5-20 cm (2-8 in) tall, spreading as far as allowed” — Carpobrotus glaucescens - How to grow & care
Edible partsfruit and leaves
“Fruit and leaves edible” — Carpobrotus glaucescens - How to grow & care
Toxicitynot toxic
“Non-toxic; fruit and leaves edible” — Carpobrotus glaucescens - How to grow & care
Who grows this
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2 cultivars
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Carpobrotus glaucescens
- Fact sheet: 2 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian