Portulacaria longipedunculata

A deciduous succulent shrub of the arid Kaokoveld in north-western Namibia and south-western Angola, long known as Ceraria longipedunculata. It needs strong sun, a hot summer growing season with modest rain, and a long, completely dry winter rest.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Rocky hillsides and outcrops in arid savanna and semi-desert, growing among stones with little or no shade, as is typical of the former Ceraria species.

Recorded at about 760–1,300 m (median 1,125 m), on the escarpment and inland plateau rather than the coastal desert.

NamibiaAngola

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.