Spring Starflower

Ice Plant

About Spring Starflower and Ice Plant

Spring Starflower

Ice Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants, Succulent

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina

South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Cooper’s ice plant Hardy yellow Starburst Hardy white

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

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Rank: 88 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

12-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

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, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Spring, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Not Available

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis

7.2 Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Spring Starflower

Ice Plant

7.2.2 In German

Frühling Borretsch

Eis-Anlage

7.2.3 In French

Spring Starflower

Ice Plant

7.2.4 In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

Planta de hielo

7.2.5 In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

Plant Ice

7.2.6 In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

Planta de gelo

7.2.7 In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

Ice roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Spring Starflower

Ice plant

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Aizoaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipheion

Dorotheanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gilliesieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Ruschioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Spring Starflower and Ice Plant

Wondering what are the properties of Spring Starflower and Ice Plant? We provide you with everything About Spring Starflower and Ice Plant. Spring Starflower doesn't have thorns and Ice Plant doesn't have thorns. Also Spring Starflower does not have fragrant flowers. Spring Starflower 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 Spring Starflower and Ice Plant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Ice Plant

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

Spring Starflower and Ice Plant Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Ice Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Ice Plant height is 15.20 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Ice Plant are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Ice Plant flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia and Peach
Ice Plant leaf color: Light Green

Care of Spring Starflower and Ice Plant

Care of Spring Starflower and Ice Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Ice Plant pruning is done Shape and thin as needed. In summer Spring Starflower 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.