Mesembryanthemum — 3 species

Botanical species in the genus Mesembryanthemum recorded in the PlantPeers database.

Edible

Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum

Family: Aizoaceae

Cultivation

Grows best in a sunny position in a well-drained soil of low fertility.

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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Family: Aizoaceae

Cultivation

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum is not very hardy in the temperate zone and will be killed even by a light frost. It is, therefore, usually grown as a half-hardy annual, being sown in a greenhouse in the spring and used for summer bedding. Easily grown in an ordinary well-drained garden soil.

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Edible

Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Family: Aizoaceae

Cultivation

Requires a sunny position. Easily grown in an ordinary well-drained garden soil. Succeeds in any well-drained low-fertility soil.

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