Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Tree
Origin
South Africa
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada
Types
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
-
Number of Varieties
430
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
Lowland evergreen rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-154-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
7-1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Spreading
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm1,370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
Yellow, Red, Coral
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Indeterminate
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Layering, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
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
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems
Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
ALNUS rubra
Common Name
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
Oregon Alder, Red Alder
In Hindi
Ice Plant
red alder
In German
Eis-Anlage
rot-Erle
In French
Ice Plant
aulne rouge
In Spanish
Planta de hielo
aliso rojo
In Greek
Plant Ice
κόκκινη σκλήθρα
In Portuguese
Planta de gelo
amieiro vermelho
In Polish
Ice roślin
czerwony olcha
In Latin
Ice plant
red alnus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Fagales
Family
Aizoaceae
Betulaceae
Genus
Dorotheanthus
Alnus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
-
Number of Species
13535
1
27800
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