Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Vegetable
Origin
South Africa
Asia
Types
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Number of Varieties
4100
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
10*1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm6.56 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
Brown, Sandy Brown
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Yellow, Gold
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Oblovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season
-
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Drought
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Flies
Allergy
-
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
DIOSCOREA alata
Common Name
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
Purple Sweet Potato, Purple Yam, Ubi, Uhi, Water Yam, White Yam, Winged Yam
In Hindi
Ice Plant
Hydrangea
In German
Eis-Anlage
Hortensie
In French
Ice Plant
Hortensia
In Spanish
Planta de hielo
Hortensia
In Greek
Plant Ice
υδραγεία
In Portuguese
Planta de gelo
Hortênsia
In Polish
Ice roślin
Hortensja
In Latin
Ice plant
Hibiscus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Caryophyllales
-
Family
Aizoaceae
Dioscoreaceae
Genus
Dorotheanthus
-
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
-
Number of Species
135-
1
27800
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