Botanical Name: Carpobrotus chiloensis
Common Name: Sea Fig
Type of Plant: dicot: groundcover
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a succulent, prostrate, wide-spreading plant, with the stems tending to root at the nodes; the distinctive fleshy leaves point upward from the stem
Height 6-12"
Spread indefinite
Growth Rate mod-rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor thrives in full sun, tolerates partial at warm sites
Soil prefers sandy locales, can grow in most soils
Hardiness some frost (zones 12-24); best suited for warm coast
 
Morphology:
Leaves fleshy, modified pinnate: conspicuously 3-sided, banana-shaped, full green; opposite, 2-3" long
Flowers rosy purple, showy, 2-3" wide, with many narrow petals; solitary; March-July
Fruit a capsule, 1" wide
 
Propagation:
softwood cuttings
 
Usage:
an excellent large-scale ground cover, valued for its durability (drought-tolerance) and distinctive foliage; best for warm dry open areas, gentle slopes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering an occasional deep soak; becomes drought tolerant after established
Fertilizing none required
Pruning head back to keep in bounds
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other becomes invasive if over-watered
 
Origin: California to Oregon
Family: Aizoaceae

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