Sea fig

Carpobrotus chilensis

perennial0.2×2 mzone 9–12full sun

Profile

Family: Aizoaceae
Habit: perennial
Height: 0.2 m
Spread: 2 m
Growth: fast
Lifespan: 25 years
First yield: after 2 years
Hardiness: zone 9–12
Shade tolerance: full sun
Soil: Sand
Soil moisture: Desert – semi-dry
pH: 5.5 – 8

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

Edible4 of 10

Medicinal3 of 10

Other uses3 of 10

Growing

Vollsonniger, sandiger Küstenstandort; trockenheits- und salztolerant. Als kriechender Bodendecker zur Hangbefestigung geeignet, frostfrei überwintern.

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