How to grow Pigface

Carpobrotus glaucescens

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Growing Pigface from seed

Pigface is generally a summer-spring growing plant. It can be grown either from seed or cuttings. Propagation is easiest by layering (rooting horizontal stem cuttings), as this is how the plant grows naturally. These layers should be around 30 cm in length and planted leaving at least 5 cm of the plant above the sand or soil. The plant can also be grown from cut pieces or division of large plants.

How long does Pigface take to grow?

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Pigface Etymology

The botanical epithet is from the Latin glaucescens meaning “becoming glaucous” Carpobrotus – comes from the Greek ‘karpos’ (fruit) and ‘brota’ (edible thing) and refers to the edible fruits.

glaucescens – refers to the blue green bloom, which lightly covers the leaves.

Pigface Folklore & Trivia

The plant produces a red-purple berry fruit, which was used by the native aborigines as a food source. The flesh of the fruit is said to have a taste similar to salty apples. The roasted leaves have been used as a salt substitute. Early European explorers used the plant as an anti-scurvy treatment. The juice of the leaves can also be used to relieve pain from insect bites.

Other names for Pigface

Footnotes

http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2005/carpobrotus-glaucescens.html