Dactylopsis digitata

Dactylopsis digitata (100 seeds)

Family: Mesembryanthemaceae

Common names: Mesembryanthemum digitatum.

It is a strange stemless or nearly so species, with its fat body looking like a thumb in a glove. It differs from all other mesembs by the thick, finger-shaped, cylindrical, soft, grey-green, waxy leaves up to 10 cm long, which emerge from the sheath of the next-oldest leaf and pointing at odd angles.

Sowing instructions: Sow in trays, pots, etc of good seed compost in a propagator or warm place to maintain an optimum temperature of 20-25°C. Cover with peat or sand.

Locality: Knersvlakte. Harvest: October 2023