Delosperma cooperi - Trailing Ice Plant

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Trailing Ice Plant (Delosperma cooperi): A beautiful and robust ground cover plant. The leaves are succulent in nature and have trailing stems. It has a long bloom period (mid-summer to mid-autumn) and showy, magenta blooms that open each day and close at night. It makes a great rock garden plant in well-drained soil. Cold, winter weather causes the leaves to turn a dusty purple.

Delosperma are easy, frost hardy plants that thrive outdoors with full sun and great drainage. Plant in raised beds or containers with drainage holes and mix 50% coarse sand, pumice, or perlite into the soil to prevent rot. Regular water will help young plants establish roots and spread quickly, but mature Delosperma can tolerate several months of drought. If you choose to propagate by hand, cut off the top 2.0"+ of stem and transplant it to re-root.

Product Size

2.0" Pot

Current Primary Color

Green

Bloom Color

Pink Bloom

Grow Zone (Hardiness)

Zone 6 (-10F), Zone 7 (0F), Zone 8 (10F), Zone 9 (20F), Zone 10 (30F)

Recommended Light Conditions

Full Sun

Growth Habit / Shape

Hanging / Trailing, Low Growing / Creeping

Seasonality

Blooms in Fall / Winter, Blooms in Summer

Special Characteristic

Hard to Kill, Showy Blooms, Pet Safe

THIS PLANT IS HARDY IN ZONES 6 - 10

6 7 8 9 10

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