Oscularia primiverna

A small shrubby ice plant from the winter-rainfall southwestern Cape, named for flowering early in spring. Like other Oscularia it grows on sunny sandstone rocks, takes cool wet winters and wants a drier, airy summer.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Only three wild records exist; Oscularia generally grow in cracks and ledges of sandstone outcrops in fynbos and renosterveld, in full sun.

Climate sites sit near 300 and 560 m; record elevations are not available.

Cape 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.