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Cleretum bellidiforme

Livingstone daisy, a low succulent annual of the Western Cape's winter-rainfall sandy flats, long sold as Dorotheanthus. It germinates in autumn, grows through the cool wet season, flowers brilliantly in spring sun and dies as summer dries out.

Cleretum bellidiforme
Photo: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Grows in open, sunny sandy flats, fynbos and karroid scrub, flowering only in full sun.

Few records carry an elevation; it grows mostly in the lowlands.

Cape Provinces

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.5 licence, unmodified.