Delosperma tradescantioides

A trailing, soft-leaved Delosperma from the humid summer-rainfall east of southern Africa, growing along forest margins, rocky banks and river valleys. Unlike most mesembs it tolerates partial shade and more regular water, making it an easy groundcover or hanging-basket succulent.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Scrambles over rocks and banks at forest edges, in bush clumps and along streams, often with some shade from surrounding vegetation. This is based on the genus and the measured sites rather than species-specific studies.

Few records carry elevations; the measured sites run from near sea level to about 570 m.

Cape ProvincesKwaZulu-NatalEswatiniNorthern ProvincesMozambique

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.