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Image of the butterfly
attractor, Delosperma
cooperi or Cooper's Ice Plant
or Hardy Ice Plant
or Trailing Ice Plant
Delosperma
cooperi or Hardy IPurple ce Plant |
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Delosperma cooperi
(Cooper's Ice Plant, Hardy Ice Plant,
Trailing Ice Plant) |
Family: Aizoaceae (Carpetweed)
Origin: Native to South Africa
Light: Full sun
Height:
<6"
Spread:
9-12"
Blooms:
1.5-2", bright
magenta, mid-Summer-Fall
Foliage: Grayish-green,
smooth-textured succulent
Soil: Well-drained, poor, drought tolerant when established
Water: Minimal
Propagation: Cuttings, seeds (Sow directly outdoors after danger of last
frost date had passed, do not cover, keep moist)
Uses: Groundcover, mass plantings, rock garden, dry slope
Comments:
Delosperma
cooperi or Cooper's Ice Plant
or
Hardy Ice Plant
or
Trailing Ice Plant
is a Lovely
heat-loving succulent
perennial with
a low trailing growth habit. This mat-forming perennial can be easily grown
from seeds and cuttings.
Delosperma
cooperi
is easily propagated from
seeds and from cuttings. It thrives well
in any kind of soil and tolerates drought.
Cooper's Ice Plant produces
many lovely bright magenta daisy-like flowers which are magnets for
butterflies. When planted in masses,
Trailing Ice Plant
look very
impressive as groundcovers in the rock garden or on dry hilly slopes.
Delosperma
cooperi loves the
heat and
requires miminal care.
It cannot tolerate frost but can be overwintered
in dry soil.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 6-10 |
