Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia, Siberia
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
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Ice Plant
Number of Varieties
3015
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40000
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Habitat
damp meadows, ditches, Fields, Hay fields, shores, springs, Swamps
By seashore, gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
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Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink, Rose
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Purple, Bronze, Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring, Fertilize the soil before planting, organic fertlizers, slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hoverflies, Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
allergic reaction
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Skin irritation, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Wildflower
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
LYCHNIS flos-cuculi
DELOSPERMA
Common Name
Ragged Robin
Trailing Iceplant
In Hindi
Ragged Robin
Delosperma cooperi
In German
Kuckucks-Lichtnelke
Mittagsblume
In French
Ragged Robin
Delosperma cooperi
In Spanish
petirrojo desigual
Delosperma cooperi
In Greek
ragged Robin
Delosperma cooperi
In Portuguese
Ragged Robin
Delosperma cooperi
In Polish
Ragged Robin
Delosperma cooperi
In Latin
Robin ragged
Delosperma cooperi
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
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Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Lychnis
Caryophyllales
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Ruschioideae
Number of Species
60100
1
27800
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