Cleretum booysenii

A small annual ice plant from the winter-rainfall Cape, related to the Livingstone daisy. Sow it in autumn, grow it cool and in full sun through winter, and it flowers in spring before setting seed and dying back.

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

Like other Cleretum it is a short-lived annual of open sandy or gravelly flats in succulent karoo and renosterveld. It appears after winter rain.

Few records carry an elevation; it most likely grows on lowland to mid-elevation plains.

South Africa (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.