Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Tree
Origin
South Africa
Australia
Types
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
Acacia aneura, Corkwood
Number of Varieties
415
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
Scrubs, tussock grasslands, Upland savannas
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-1510-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-10
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm550.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
Lemon yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Long Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Indeterminate
Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Shape and thin as needed
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
Insects, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Asthma, Eye irritation, Headache, Nose Irritation, Throat itching, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
Flowers, Sap, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a dye, Wood is used fore making tools
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
ACACIA aneura
Common Name
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
Mulga, True Mulga
In Hindi
Ice Plant
Mulga
In German
Eis-Anlage
Mulga
In French
Ice Plant
Mulga
In Spanish
Planta de hielo
Mulga
In Greek
Plant Ice
mulga
In Portuguese
Planta de gelo
Mulga
In Polish
Ice roślin
Mulga
In Latin
Ice plant
Mulga
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Fabales
Family
Aizoaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Dorotheanthus
Acacia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
-
Number of Species
13530
1
27800
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