1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
agricultural areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Spreading
Bushy, Evergreen
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Succulent
Heart shaped, toothed with three to five lobes
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Moist, Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought, Pollution, Shade areas, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Shape and thin as needed
cut main flower spike, Proper mowing practices are necessary, Remove damaged fruit
4.8 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks, Compost
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
Bacterial Stem Rot, Mildew, Red blotch, Ring Rot, White spots
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Shade areas, Shallow soil, Soil Compaction
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Leafminer, Mice, Not Available, Rodents
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Sore Throat, Stomach pain
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Ornamental use
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Anti-ageing, Remove blemishes
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems
Antibacterial, Antioxidants, Detoxification, Rich in Potassium, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
Flowers, Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Cattle Fodder, Culinary use, Used as a laxative
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
Cucurbita pepo
7.2 Common Name
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
Zucchini, courgette
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta de hielo
calabacín
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Ruschioideae
Not Available, Solanoideae
8.10 Number of Species