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Ice Plant in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Lampranthus

 

Ice Plant

This succulent is a good plant for ground cover with slender grey fleshy leaves and masses of fine petalled mauve/pink flowers with yellow centres. It spreads well and is easily managed. Ideal for coastal areas.

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plant Features
  • Ice Plant likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Ice Plant likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Ice Plant is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Ice Plant likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Ice Plant

Latin name

Lampranthus

type

Perennial

family

Aizoaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Ice Plant likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Ice Plant is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Ice Plant likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Ice Plant likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Ice Plant is 0.50meters x 0.30meters 0.50 M 0.30 M

Lampranthus

This succulent is a good plant for ground cover with slender grey fleshy leaves and masses of fine petalled mauve/pink flowers with yellow centres. It spreads well and is easily managed. Ideal for coastal areas.


Flowering Season

From Late Spring TO Late Summer

Masses of fine petalled mauve/pink flowers with yellow centres.

 

Planting Outdoors

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant out into flowering site after all signs of frost have gone. They need to be in a free draining site and in full sun.

 
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