1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants, Succulent
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
South Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
457.20 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
243.84 cm25.40 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Spring, Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
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
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
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
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Shape and thin as needed
4.8 Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Mealybugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
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
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Pollen
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
7.2 Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
Planta de hielo
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Árvore acerola
Planta de gelo
7.2.7 In Polish
Acerola Drzewo
Ice roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Malpighiales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available, Paperveroideae
Ruschioideae
8.10 Number of Species