Mesembryanthemum digitatum

A dwarf finger-leaved mesemb (long known as Dactylopsis digitata) from the quartz and saline flats of the Knersvlakte around Vanrhynsdorp. It grows in the cool winter rains and must be kept dry and cool-rooted through the hot summer, when it rots very easily.

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 quartz-gravel patches and saline silty flats in the Knersvlakte of southern Namaqualand, fully exposed and often partly sunk into the gravel.

Few records carry an elevation; the sites are lowland plains, roughly 100 to 400 m.

Cape Provinces (South Africa)

🔒 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.