Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Origin
South Africa
Mexico, Texas
Types
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
Astrophytum asterias
Number of Varieties
43
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-1513-15
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
21,22,23,24
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm4.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
Red, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Pale Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
-
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
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
-
Soil Type
Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Pruning
Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
-
Botanical Name
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
Astrophytum asterias
Common Name
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
In Hindi
Ice Plant
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
In German
Eis-Anlage
Sand Dollar Cactus
In French
Ice Plant
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Spanish
Planta de hielo
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Greek
Plant Ice
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Portuguese
Planta de gelo
Cacto do dólar de areia
In Polish
Ice roślin
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Latin
Ice plant
Sand Dollar Cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Dorotheanthus
Astrophytum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Cacteae
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
1356
1
27800
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