Ice Plant (Delosperma Cooperi) Featured Plant of The Day

Delosperma cooperi
    Ice Plant,  Trailing Ice Plant

Type    Annual, perennial, succulent
Height    2" to 4" / 5cm to 10cm
Spread    18" to 36" / 45cm to 90cm
Growth rate    Fast
Form    Prostrate and spreading or horizontal
Exposure    Full sun

Bloom Color    Pink
Bloom Time    Year 'round

The flowers are showy.

Environment
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay.
The pH preference is an acidic to neutral (less than 6.8 to 7.2) soil.

Leaf Color    Green and silvery
This plant has attractive foliage.

Culture Notes
Plants will flower nearly all year long.  Propagate by seeds or cuttings.  These plants will need mulch or some protection when the temperature nears 0 degrees.  D. cooperi blooms best during the hottest part of the year.  Contrary to most ice plants, D. cooperi can tolerate humidity. Spring cut dead foliage only, and allow plants to dry out between waterings.  The attractive, succulent foliage and pink, daisy-like blossoms of D. cooperi make an excellent look when used as a groundcover.