Ice Plant or Baby Sunrose
Aptenia Cordifolia
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Ice plants are commonly used in full sun planters as a spiller plant. Their unique flowers add a little pop of color to your landscape or planters. Ice plant flowers come in red and yellow and look similar to a powderpuff flower, just much smaller. By keeping them in constant full sun, you can have blooms multiple times during the year. Being a ground cover, they only get about 5 inches tall. Plant your Ice Plants about three feet apart to give them room to grow. They can get about two feet wide eventually, so you want to ensure enough space for your plant to grow. If they get too long, you can easily cut back your plant to keep it at the length you want it. Keep your plant fed by using the Osmocote All-Purpose granular fertilizer.
Fun Fact!
You may notice Ice Plants have succulent-like leaves. Similar to a succulent, Ice Plants are drought tolerant. They also can be found growing up walls or over rocks. Their thin roots can climb on textured surfaces and make a cool landscape feature.
