Eland's sour-fig

Carpobrotus acinaciformis

perennial0.3×2 mzone 9–11full sun

Profile

Family: Aizoaceae
Habit: perennial
Height: 0.3 m
Spread: 2 m
Growth: very fast
Lifespan: 30 years
First yield: after 2 years
Hardiness: zone 9–11
Shade tolerance: full sun
Soil: Sand
Soil moisture: Desert – semi-dry
pH: 5.5 – 8
Synonyms: Sally-my-handsome, Red hottentot fig

evergreenground cover

Flowering & harvest

	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Leaf harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible3 of 10

Medicinal1 of 10

Other uses5 of 10

Growing

Sonniger, sandiger Standort an Küsten und Trockenhängen. Sehr salz- und trockenheitstolerant, schnellwüchsig als Bodendecker, frostfrei halten.

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