A grey, prostrate succulent with fleshy, finger-like leaves. The showy white and red flowers have a putrid smell to attract flies for pollination. Fluffy seeds are readily spread by wind. It has invaded arid shrub lands in the Whyalla and Port Augusta regions. It out competes native ground covers and can even kill large saltbush shrubs, threatening fodder supplies for livestock.

A clump forming, frost tolerant succulent plant with attractive bi-coloured yellow orange flowers. A hardy, fast-growing plant suitable for full-sun to part-shade. Produces reddish flowers in late spring–early summer. Mass plant for an excellent effect in a dry weather garden.

A clump forming, evergreen, ground cover succulent with spoon shaped leaves covered in soft grey hairs to 10 cm tall. It produces yellow-orange flowers through the summer months. Plant in pots or along borders in full-sun. Requires minimal watering.

Common on coastal dunes, this prostrate plant which spreads to 2 m has thick, succulent leaves up to 10 cm long. The flowers are daisy-like and usually have mauve to purple petals and white centre. The fruits and leaves are edible. It is an attractive plant for a well-drained soil in full to partial sun. It is well suited to exposed, coastal locations.

The native pigface, Carpobrotus rossii can hybridise with highly invasive species from South Africa.  Before taking cuttings or runners to plant, be sure that you are propagating the native species or buy plants at your local garden centre to be sure.  See the factsheet by the State Herbarium to identify Carpobrotus rossii from hybrids.  (https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/CarpobrotusBrochureEnviroData.pdf).