Mesembryanthemum ‘Candy Pink’

Common Name:
Pigface ‘Candy Pink’

Description:
Mesembryanthemum ‘Candy Pink’ is a bright and cheerful succulent ground cover known for its glossy, candy-pink daisy-like flowers and hardy, fleshy foliage. Native to arid coastal regions of southern Africa and well adapted to Australian conditions, this variety produces a dazzling floral display throughout spring and summer, often continuing into autumn in Melbourne’s temperate climate. The flowers open wide in full sun and close at night or during cloudy weather, creating a dynamic and eye-catching presence in the landscape. The trailing, spreading habit of ‘Candy Pink’ makes it perfect for covering embankments, spilling over retaining walls, or softening rockeries and paths. Its tough, drought-tolerant nature and ability to thrive in poor, sandy or well-drained soils make it an ideal choice for low-maintenance, water-wise gardens. Once established, it requires little attention and provides year-round appeal with its evergreen succulent foliage.

Form:
Ground Cover
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
Height: 10–20 cm
Width: 60–100 cm

Aspect:
Full Sun

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer
Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
Candy Pink
Bright Pink with Yellow or White Centre

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Drought Tolerant
Coastal Tolerant
Perennial
Bee Attracting
Low Maintenance
Excellent for Slopes, Verge Gardens, and Rockeries
Heat Tolerant
Weed-Suppressing Ground Cover
Frost Tolerant (light frost)

Toxicity:
Not known to be toxic to humans or animals.

Companion Plants:
Gazania rigens
Carpobrotus glaucescens
Sedum ‘Blue Spruce’
Convolvulus sabatius
Helichrysum petiolare

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