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Lampranthus aureus
Golden Vygie, Gouevygie (Afr.)
Origin: South Africa. According to the ICUN Red List, Lampranthus aureus is assessed as vulnerable.
| Family |
| Aizoaceae |
| Genus |
| Lampranthus |
| Species |
| aureus |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 15 |
| Height |
| 20 cm |
| Spread |
| 40 - 60 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Beds and borders, containers, informal gardens, city and courtyard gardens, as a potted indoor or outdoor plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in moist but well-draining loamy, sandy or clay soil in full to partial sun. |
| Shape |
| Rounded erect. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Aphids, mealybugs and red spider mites. |
| Habitat |
| Sunny, rocky outcroppings. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth leaf stems and flowering stems with a very thin layer of bloom. |
| Leaf Description |
| Paired, free or slightly fused together at the base of stems, narrow lanceolate-rounded succulent leaves grow along flowering stems. |
| Flower Description |
| Highly showy dandelion-like blooms that open from during the day. The flowers grow terminally while petals are narrow lanceolate and burst outward. |
| Colour Description |
| Stems range from medium green, bluish green to reddish-green. Leaves are primarily bluish-green but can vary to medium green. Blooms vary in colour from golden-yellow to golden-orange. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
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