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Sarcozona praecox
Sarcozona
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Uses: Prostrate succulent with showy pinkish-purple flower. Will grow in part shade however displays of flowers will be less. Is a useful ornamental groundcover as well as a practical soil stabilisation plant.
Requires well drained soils

  • Height 0.1-0.5m
  • Spread 0.3-1m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Aizoaceae
  • Botanical Name Sarcozona praecox
  • Common Name Sarcozona
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA,
  • Habit Prostrate, Spreading
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal cliffs, Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains, Hills
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Pink
  • Flowering Time Spring
  • Flower Type Daisy
  • Purpose Ornamental, Erosion
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region