Chitalpa

Ice Plant

About Chitalpa and Ice Plant

Chitalpa

Ice Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Succulent

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Cooper’s ice plant Hardy yellow Starburst Hardy white

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA4

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Semi desert

Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-1112-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Spring, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Water Deeply, Water less during winter

Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning, Requires very little pruning

Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought and Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Shade Trees

Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

X CHITALPA tashkentensis

DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis

7.2 Common Name

Chitalpa

Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chitalpa संयंत्र

Ice Plant

7.2.2 In German

Chitalpa Pflanze

Eis-Anlage

7.2.3 In French

plante Chitalpa

Ice Plant

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta Chitalpa

Planta de hielo

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Chitalpa

Plant Ice

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Chitalpa

Planta de gelo

7.2.7 In Polish

Chitalpa roślin

Ice roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Chitalpa herba

Ice plant

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Bignoniaceae

Aizoaceae

8.6 Genus

Chitalpa

Dorotheanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Ruschioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Chitalpa and Ice Plant

Wondering what are the properties of Chitalpa and Ice Plant? We provide you with everything About Chitalpa and Ice Plant. Chitalpa doesn't have thorns and Ice Plant doesn't have thorns. Also Chitalpa does not have fragrant flowers. Chitalpa has allergic reactions like Not Available and Ice Plant has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Chitalpa and Ice Plant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chitalpa and Ice Plant

Season and care of Chitalpa and Ice Plant is important to know. While considering everything about Chitalpa and Ice Plant Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chitalpa season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Ice Plant season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Chitalpa is Loam, Sand and for Ice Plant is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Chitalpa is Neutral, Alkaline and for Ice Plant is Neutral, Alkaline.

Chitalpa and Ice Plant Physical Information

Chitalpa and Ice Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Chitalpa height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Ice Plant height is 15.20 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Chitalpa and Ice Plant are as follows:

Chitalpa flower color: White, Purple, Pink, Light Pink and Lavender
Chitalpa leaf color: Green
Ice Plant flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia and Peach
Ice Plant leaf color: Light Green

Care of Chitalpa and Ice Plant

Care of Chitalpa and Ice Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chitalpa pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning and Requires very little pruning and Ice Plant pruning is done Shape and thin as needed. In summer Chitalpa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ice Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.