Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

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Read about Mesembryanthemum crystallinum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, Linn. Ice-plant. Fig. 2367. A common plant in window-gardens and hanging-baskets and readily grown from seeds (which are offered by seedsmen), procumbent: lvs. flat, fleshy, ovate or long spatulate, usually clasping, undulate, covered with glistening dots or elevations: fls. small, whitish or varying to light rose-color. S. Afr., Greece, Canary Isls., S. Calif. G. 2:147.—Grown for its glistening foliage. Fls. open in the sun. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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