Life Span
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Origin
South Africa
Types
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
Number of Varieties
4
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
Brown
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
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✘
63% - Cactus Garden Plants
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
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15% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
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
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
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31% - Cactus Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
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20% - Cactus Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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37% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
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22% - Cactus Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
47% - Cactus Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
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7% - Cactus Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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3% - Cactus Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
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1% - Cactus Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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12% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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✘
51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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54% - Cactus Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
Common Name
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
In Hindi
Ice Plant
In German
Eis-Anlage
In French
Ice Plant
In Spanish
Planta de hielo
In Greek
Plant Ice
In Portuguese
Planta de gelo
In Polish
Ice roślin
In Latin
Ice plant
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Dorotheanthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
135
Rank: 90 (Overall)
1
27800
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