Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

A small annual iceplant with slender glistening leaves that grows on salty coastal ground around the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Middle East and the Cape. It germinates with autumn-winter rain, flowers in spring and dies in the summer drought, so treat it as a cool-season annual from seed.

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, disturbed and often saline ground near the coast: sandy or rocky shores, salt flats, field edges and roadsides, usually in full sun.

Mostly near the coast, records from 0 to about 1,170 m with a median of 40 m.

Mediterranean BasinCanary Islands and MadeiraNorth AfricaMiddle East and Arabian GulfSouthern Africa (Cape Provinces and Namibia)

🔒 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.