Cleretum bruynsii

A small mesemb from Namaqualand in the Northern Cape, in a genus of mostly short-lived succulent annuals in the tribe Dorotheantheae. Grow it as a cool-season annual: sow in autumn, keep it cool, bright and lightly moist through winter, and collect seed when it flowers and dies back in spring.

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

Open, sunny sandy or gravelly flats in the winter-rainfall Succulent Karoo of Namaqualand. Cleretum come up after winter rain and complete their life cycle before the summer drought.

The records carry no elevations. The climate site was placed at about 1100 m, on the Namaqualand uplands, while the grid cell averages 659 m.

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.