Gunniopsis calva

Smooth pigface is a small, hairless annual iceplant that grows on the margins of salt lakes in arid South Australia. It germinates after winter rain, flowers yellow from August to October, and dies off before the hot, dry summer, so it is grown from seed each cool season.

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

Margins of salt lakes and saline flats on sandy or clay soils, in open, treeless country north of Port Augusta into central South Australia.

Lowland: recorded at 5 to 200 m, median about 150 m.

South Australia

🔒 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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