Product Details
Highlights
Shrubby Ice Plant (Ruschia pulvinaris) (Bolus): A wonderful, frost hardy ground cover that grows well around rocks. This shrubby succulent has branching stems covered with long, firm, awl-shaped leaves. The blue-green foliage is smooth to the touch but patterned with tiny dots. This prolific bloomer produces lots of magenta flowers in the growing season. The flowers are made up of many thin petals and open in sunny weather.
Ruschia 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 Ruschia 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)
Grow Zone (Hardiness)
Zone 7 (0F)
Grow Zone (Hardiness)
Zone 8 (10F)
Grow Zone (Hardiness)
Zone 9 (20F)
Grow Zone (Hardiness)
Zone 10 (30F)
Recommended Light Conditions
Full Sun
Maximum Height
3"-5"
Growth Habit / Shape
Clumping / Mounding
Growth Habit / Shape
Low Growing / Creeping
Seasonality
Blooms in Summer
Special Characteristic
Easy to Propagate
Special Characteristic
Showy Blooms
Special Characteristic
Pet Safe
THIS PLANT IS HARDY IN ZONES 6 - 10
WHAT IS MY HARDINESS ZONE?
