Sea Fig (Carpobrotus aequilaterus)

Family: Aizoaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Carpobrotus aequilaterus is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in) by 2 m (6ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8 and is frost tender. It is in leaf all year. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour of strawberry. — They are said to remotely suggest the flavour of strawberry.; We find them too mucilaginous to be enjoyable.

Habitat & North American Range

Naturalised in California where it grows along the coastal strand and in coastal sage scrub at elevations up to 100 metres. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)