Ice Plant<a data-bs-toggle='tooltip' data-bs-placement='bottom' data-bs-title='These plants are grown in a 10" x 20" tray. Size of the cells in a 72-cell tray: depth 2.35" x 1.625" x 1.625". Volume: 4 cubic inches. '> tray of 72 cells </a>
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Delosperma cooperi (AKA Mesembryanthemum cooperi, similar to D. sutherlandii, Cooper's Hardy Ice Plant)
Pronunciation: del-oh-SPER-mah KOOP-er-eye
Product: 71149
Product: 71149
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1-9 flats of 72 cells: $199.44 ($2.77 per plant)
10+ flats: $189.47 per flat ($2.63 per plant)
1-9 flats of 72 cells: $199.44 ($2.77 per plant)
10+ flats: $189.47 per flat ($2.63 per plant)
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NOTE: This product ships from a location that requires extra lead time. Orders placed by 10am EST on Thursday will
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<div style="height: 12px;"></div>These plants are grown in a 10" x 20" tray
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Size of the cells in a 72-cell tray: depth 2.35" x 1.625" x 1.625".
Volume: 4 cubic inches.
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From
early summer right through several frosts,
an explosion of bright
magenta
fireworks
blossoming
on succulent sage-green foliage will wow every visitor to your garden after you plant Delosperma cooperi, commonly called Pink-Carpet or Ice Plant.
When in bloom, this
low-growing,
trailing
groundcover is covered so profusely in blooms (1 1/2 - 2 inch) that it resembles magenta molten lava when planted in mass, a beacon of attraction to
butterflies.
It is quite simply breathtaking.
Not to be outdone by her flowers, Ice Plant's glistening, evergreen (in southern zones), succulent, cylindrical leaves begin as a brilliant sage resembling a green carpet and finish the season out a golden-yellow with flushes of pink at the tip in autumn. Her foliage is approximately 2 1/4 inches long, 1/4-inch wide, and 3/16-inch thick with the end of each long, narrow stem rising into a quantity of small isolated flowers.
With a moderate to fast growth rate, you will quickly be rewarded by her performance. Perfect planted in rock gardens and slight slopes because of its erosion control abilities and preference for well-drained soil (it can suffer from water stagnation or rot if left wet too long), Ice Plant loves the full sun, tolerates drought and thrives in very dry, hot environments.
Any Mediterranean type climate will lend itself well to the low-maintenance Ice Plant including coastal gardens where salt spray or salty soil are present.
Things To Note
Though a rough winter may cause Ice Plant to die back, provided there aren't too many wet days causing root rot, Ice Plant will rebound in the spring.
Gardener Tips
Ice Plant is lovely in flower pots and on terraces due to its trailing stems.
Be careful where you toss weeded bits as it is apt to take root and grow wherever leaves are dropped.
Not to be outdone by her flowers, Ice Plant's glistening, evergreen (in southern zones), succulent, cylindrical leaves begin as a brilliant sage resembling a green carpet and finish the season out a golden-yellow with flushes of pink at the tip in autumn. Her foliage is approximately 2 1/4 inches long, 1/4-inch wide, and 3/16-inch thick with the end of each long, narrow stem rising into a quantity of small isolated flowers.
With a moderate to fast growth rate, you will quickly be rewarded by her performance. Perfect planted in rock gardens and slight slopes because of its erosion control abilities and preference for well-drained soil (it can suffer from water stagnation or rot if left wet too long), Ice Plant loves the full sun, tolerates drought and thrives in very dry, hot environments.
Any Mediterranean type climate will lend itself well to the low-maintenance Ice Plant including coastal gardens where salt spray or salty soil are present.
Things To Note
Though a rough winter may cause Ice Plant to die back, provided there aren't too many wet days causing root rot, Ice Plant will rebound in the spring.
Gardener Tips
Ice Plant is lovely in flower pots and on terraces due to its trailing stems.
Be careful where you toss weeded bits as it is apt to take root and grow wherever leaves are dropped.
Specifications
- Cold hardiness zone: 6-11 (-10 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
- AHS Heat Zone: 10-6
- Light:
Full sun - Growth rate: Moderate to fast
- Mature height: 3-4"
- Spread: 12-36"
- Spacing: 9-12"
- Tolerant of: Deer, Drought, Poor Soil, Rabbits, Salt
- pH of Soil: 5.5 - 7.5, Ideal pH: 5.5 - 6.5
- Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Grows Under Trees: Conifer - No, Walnut - No, Other - Yes
- Cascades: Yes
- Spreads by creeping: Yes
- Good for erosion control: Yes
- Evergreen: Yes
- Long bloom time: Yes
- Good for slopes: Yes
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Shipping
| If you are more than a one-day ship away, we do not recommend shipping this plant during the heat of summer (July-August). Although our shipments are expedited (at most three days in transit), this plant tends to suffer more than average plants when shipped during hot weather (sometimes melting into mush).
You may order them, but understand that we will not replace or refund should any perish. (more) You may specify a future ship date when you checkout. |
Precise delivery - another benefit from shopping with us is that you know how many days delivery will take and can control exactly when your order will be shipped.
Shipping information that applies to all plants:
- Transit Time For Your Shipment (at most 3 days)
- When We Ship
- You May Specify Your Shipping Date
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- Special Delivery Instructions
- No Shipments To: AK, AZ, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA or internationally
- Changing Your Shipping Date
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- Unpacking Your Order
- Returns
Care
| No unusual care instructions for this plant. |
- Ground preparation, fertilization, pH
- Planting instructions
- Explanation and description of bare roots
- How to plant bare root plants
- If you cannot plant bare roots right away
