Delosperma saxicola

A rarely recorded ice plant from the southern coast of the Eastern Cape, known from only nine wild records near Humansdorp and the Gamtoos–Kouga area. As its name suggests it is a rock dweller: give it full sun, very fast drainage and moderate water year round, as on its mild coast where rain falls in every month.

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

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

The epithet means rock-dwelling, and the records lie on the coastal hills and outcrops of the southern Cape. Delosperma of this region grow as low mats in shallow soil pockets on rock, in open fynbos or thicket edges.

Most records are near the coast at under 100 m; one site lies inland at about 780 m.

South AfricaCape 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.