Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Ice Plant
'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus
Number of Varieties
1510
0
40000
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Habitat
By seashore, gardens
Grassland, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm40.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm8.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Slow
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
DELOSPERMA
EUSTOMA grandiflorum
Common Name
Trailing Iceplant
Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell
In Hindi
Delosperma cooperi
Lisianthus
In German
Mittagsblume
Lisianthus
In French
Delosperma cooperi
Lisianthus
In Spanish
Delosperma cooperi
Lisianthus
In Greek
Delosperma cooperi
Lisianthus
In Portuguese
Delosperma cooperi
Lisianthus
In Polish
Delosperma cooperi
Eustoma
In Latin
Delosperma cooperi
Lisianthus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Gentianales
Family
Aizoaceae
Gentianaceae
Genus
Caryophyllales
Eustoma
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Chironieae
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
-
Number of Species
1003
1
27800
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