Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Vegetable
Origin
South Africa
Europe, Mediterranean, Asia
Types
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
determinate, indeterminate
Number of Varieties
45
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
Fields, Floodplain, gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
Spreading
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Cordate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Keep ground moist, Reduce water once established, Water frequently while growing
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Red blotch
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Mouth itching, Swelling in mouth
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
-
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
Beans, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Edible seed
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
PISUM sativum var macrocarpon
Common Name
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
magnetout
In Hindi
Ice Plant
Snow Pea
In German
Eis-Anlage
Kefe
In French
Ice Plant
Snow Pea
In Spanish
Planta de hielo
tirabeque, bisalto
In Greek
Plant Ice
Μπιζέλια
In Portuguese
Planta de gelo
ervilhas
In Polish
Ice roślin
groszek cukrowy
In Latin
Ice plant
pīsa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Caryophyllales
Fabales
Family
Aizoaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Dorotheanthus
Pisum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
13525
1
27800
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