Portulacaria afra prostrata

Portulacaria afra prostrata

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Common Names

Dwarf Elephant’s Food (english)

Taxonomy

Family PORTULACACEAE
Genus Portulacaria
Species afra
Sub Specie prostrata
SA Plant Number
Basionym Portulacaria afra prostrata

Description

Portulacaria afra prostrata is a fairly hardy, pretty, succulent groundcover and is a variety of Portulacaria afra but instead of being a large upright shrub, it has a creeping habit and stays low.

It has attractive round, glossy leaves on long arching succulent branches. From October to Jananuary after rain, it is covered in clear pink to rosy mauve flowers. Useful for binding the soil.

They look great cascading down a rockery, in a Loffelstein wall, hanging basket or planted under Cycads or other form plants.

Plant in well-drained soil in sun or shade.

Size 10 to 20cm

Wildlife

Pollinating Insects:

The flowers attract bees to the garden.

Uses

Distribution

Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal,  Eastern CapeNatural Habitat:

Dry rocky hillsides, Eastern Cape Thicket, Succulent scrub

 

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