Carruanthus ringens

Carruanthus ringens
	C. ringens Flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Genus:	Carruanthus
Species:	Ringens

Carruanthus ringens (syn. Carruanthus caninus) is from the Carruanthus genus of flowering plants from the ice plant family Aizoaceae.[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Ringens, like Carruanthus peersi, is a species native to South Africa.[3]

Ringens grows to a height of 20 cm.[4] This succulent is drought tolerant and grows best in soils of pH 6 and 8. If kept completely dry it will withstand mild frost. The plant bears flowers that are similar in shape and colour to dandelions with fewer petals.[4]

References

Carruanthus ringens PlantList, accessed August 2012
"AGM Plants March 2020 © RHS – ORNAMENTAL" (PDF). rhs.org.uk. The Royal Horticultural Society. March 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
Carruanthus, Succulent Guide, accessed August 2012
"Carruanthus caninus". plantdatabase.ie. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

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[1] Carruanthus ringens PlantList, accessed August 2012

[2] "AGM Plants March 2020 © RHS – ORNAMENTAL" (PDF). rhs.org.uk. The Royal Horticultural Society. March 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[3] Carruanthus, Succulent Guide, accessed August 2012

[cc-4] "Carruanthus caninus". plantdatabase.ie. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.