CERARIA FRUTICULOSA

This member of the Portulacaceae family was given this name by Henry Harold Welch Pearson and Edith Layard Stephens in 1912. It is found in north-western South Africa and southern Namibia, growing in a well drained sandy soil with some water and lots of sun. The swollen roots can grow to ten centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from 30 to 60 or even 140 centimetres in height. The flowers are pink to dark pink or even lilac. The genera is named after the town of Carrizal Alto in Chile. The species name means 'resembling a small bush'. This might be a winter-grower? A lush plant by Francois Kriel, Ispotnature.org. And its flowers by Francois Kriel, Ispotnature.org. The leaves by N. Juergens, Southernafricanplants.net.