Never judge a book by its cover... or in this case, a native plant by its name!

Pigface is a hardy Australian native ground cover that is drought tolerant and suitable for sandy soils and coastal positions. It prefers a full sun position, is suitable for pots and produces bright pink daisy flowers that cover the bush throughout most of the year with the main blooming occurring in spring and summer.

The leaves can be pickled into a preserve or cooked like a vegetable, and the fruit produced in late summer makes for an excellent snack. It's tasty, sweet, and its flavour resembles a salty kiwi with touches of melon!

Climate Zones: Arid, Cool, Temperate, Sub-Tropical, Tropical.

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The pigface fruit ripens, of course, when the flower is pollinated and spent. The fruiting body swells up and turns deep red and it's time for harvest.

It can tolerate a range of conditions including sandy or clay soils, and is drought tolerant so watering won't become an issue

Since Pigface is a ground cover, it can cover large areas with no issue. It grows well, but slowly, in pots, and makes a beautiful display plant with the brightly coloured flowers.

The fruit is ripe when it becomes soft and a deep red colour.

It is a terrific ground cover and can cover large areas, upto 2 metres wide. It does well both under full sun and partial shade.

The leaves can be pickled into a preserve, and the fruit produced in late summer makes an excellent snack.

The fruit is tasty, sweet, and is somewhere between a salty kiwi with touches of melon. To eat, you tea the fruit and suck out the inner flesh.