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Succulents Partly documented

Delosperma aberdeenense

A low mat-forming ice plant from the Great Karoo of the Eastern and Western Cape, South Africa, where summers are hot with thunderstorms and winters are dry with frosty nights. Give full sun, a gritty mix, summer water and a dry, cold winter.

Delosperma aberdeenense
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

Open stony Karoo shrubland in full exposure; inferred from the measured sites and the genus.

No record elevations; the measured sites lie at about 800-1,950 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.