Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Cactus, Spurge
Origin
South Africa
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Types
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
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Number of Varieties
4-
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
Desert, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
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Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm6.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
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Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Spring, Indeterminate
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Shape and thin as needed
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
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Botanical Name
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Common Name
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
candelabro
In Hindi
Ice Plant
candelabro
In German
Eis-Anlage
candelabro
In French
Ice Plant
candelabro
In Spanish
Planta de hielo
candelabro
In Greek
Plant Ice
candelabro
In Portuguese
Planta de gelo
candelabro
In Polish
Ice roślin
candelabro
In Latin
Ice plant
candelabro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Dorotheanthus
Browningia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Ruschioideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
135-
1
27800
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