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Apr 1, 2021 · You can grow pig face from both cuttings and seeds, but it’s easier to propagate from cuttings. Choose somewhere with full sun, and dig a hole in the soil. Layer horizontal stem cuttings with at least 5cm above-ground, or plant the root ball in a hole of the same depth but twice as wide.
What is pigface and can you eat it? Is it native to Australia? Is it a succulent? All of these questions - and more - about this oddly shaped plant with distinct daisy-like flowers are answered in this ultimate guide to the Australian native pigface.
Australian pig face is a hardy groundcover plant that thrives in well-draining, sandy soils and requires full sun exposure. Special care points include minimal watering, as australian pig face is drought-tolerant and susceptible to root rot if overwatered.
Native to Southern Africa, Pig Face is used to growing in dry, rocky and sandy conditions which makes it very tolerant to drought, salt and wind. Its succulent foliage will form a dense and spreading mat, growing to no more than 15cm high and around 40cm wide.
Pig Face are very easy to grow and require little attention once established. Unlike many succulents, it has no spikes, scales or prickles so it’s great for a child-friendly garden. They are ideal for rock gardens, planted under trees, in hanging baskets, and used to stabilise steep slopes.
Pigface is a fuss-free succulent, and if a few basic growing conditions are met it will grow in your garden or in pots on autopilot. It is commonly found being used as a ground cover plant at the base of large trees, on sand dunes and draped over rocks around swimming pools and rock gardens.
Carpobrotus glaucescens is a prostrate, creeping succulent that has long trailing stems to 2 m long, which root at nodes along the stems. From these nodes the plant produces upright leafy branches. It has thick, fleshy, smooth leaves 3.5-10 cm x 1-1.5 cm, which are triangular in cross section.
