Aizoon exiguum

A tiny, little-documented Aizoon of the dry interior plateau of the Northern Cape and Free State, known from only a handful of wild records. It lives in a hot, summer-rain semi-desert with cold, dry winters, so in cultivation it wants full sun, a very free-draining mineral mix and a dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded from open Nama Karoo and arid grassland country around Kimberley and the Northern Cape-Free State border; like other small Aizoon it most likely grows in open gravelly or sandy ground between low shrubs. Habitat detail is inferred from the genus and the climate, not from a species account.

Recorded sites sit at roughly 1,000-1,200 m on the interior plateau.

Cape ProvincesFree State

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.