Everyone I’ve seen talk about them say that the edible leaves taste very nice and work in salads. One was growing down by the beach and I wanted to taste it so I did. When I ate it it didn’t have a flavour and it left my mouth feeling incredibly dry. I don’t know if it was because of it growing in sand or where it was but I felt like I had done something wrong.
And easy to propagate. Got a piece from a friend and grew for a month in a pot and planted it out in garden. Once that one grows out a bit ill grow some more cuttings.
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Everyone I’ve seen talk about them say that the edible leaves taste very nice and work in salads. One was growing down by the beach and I wanted to taste it so I did. When I ate it it didn’t have a flavour and it left my mouth feeling incredibly dry. I don’t know if it was because of it growing in sand or where it was but I felt like I had done something wrong.
hi. Yes it's lovely
I always knew this as Mesembryanthemum which I think is a synonym for Carpobrotus. They also had the common name Hottentot Fig 😁
They are beautiful, I am going to look for seeds online. I would love to have this growing around my garden.
And easy to propagate. Got a piece from a friend and grew for a month in a pot and planted it out in garden. Once that one grows out a bit ill grow some more cuttings.