Elephant’s Food

 

 

Portulacaria afra

 

 

Portulacaceae

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Form: Succulent perennial
Seasonality
: Evergreen

Size: 3 ft high by 4 ft wide
Leaves
: Small, oval and fleshy
Flowers
: Fruit: Seed
Stems/Trunks
: Fleshy, sprawling and branching,
Range/Origin
: South Africa
Hardiness
: Sunset Zones 8,9,12-24, H1, H2, 25o F

Comments: No thorns, easy to grow

 

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

·         Exposure: Full sun to full shade

·         Water: Low

·         Soil: Most, well drained, very adaptable

·        Propagation: Cuttings, seed

·         Maintenance: Minimal

 

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