About Ice Plant

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

South Africa

Types

Cooper’s ice plant Hardy yellow Starburst Hardy white

Number of Varieties

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Habitat

Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

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

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

Thorns

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63% - Cactus Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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15% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Shape and thin as needed

Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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31% - Cactus Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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20% - Cactus Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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37% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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22% - Cactus Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

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47% - Cactus Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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7% - Cactus Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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3% - Cactus Garden Plants

Invasive

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1% - Cactus Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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12% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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54% - Cactus Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis

Common Name

Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy

In Hindi

Ice Plant

In German

Eis-Anlage

In French

Ice Plant

In Spanish

Planta de hielo

In Greek

Plant Ice

In Portuguese

Planta de gelo

In Polish

Ice roślin

In Latin

Ice plant

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Aizoaceae

Genus

Dorotheanthus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Ruschioideae

Number of Species

135

Rank: 90 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Ice Plant

Want to know the properties of Ice Plant? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Ice Plant is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Ice Plant Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Diuretic, Dysentry and Liver problems

Part of plant used: Fruits, Leaves, Sap and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Ice Plant Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Ice Plant. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Ice Plant physical information is as follows: 15.20 cm tall and 25.40 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Succulent. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia and Peach

Leaf color: Light Green

Care of Ice Plant

Taking Ice Plant Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Ice Plant include pruning, which should be done Shape and thin as needed. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Ice Plant

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Ice Plant is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Ice Plant is a very important plant from Cactus. There are 4 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Cooper’s ice plant Hardy yellow Starburst Hardy white. This plant's habitat is Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side and Suburban areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 12-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.