Plant Profile

Aptenia cordifolia (Baby Sunrose)

Aptenia cordifolia is a ground cover with dark green foliage and bright red, aster-like tiny flowers.The plant is a tender succulent, creeping perennial.The flowers are attracting butterflies. The plant need full sun to grow and can stand drought. It can tolerate light frost.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Ficoïde à feuilles en cœur

Pronunciation: ap-TEE-nee-uh kor-dif-FOLE-ee-uh
Plant type: Groundcover
Origin: South Africa
Heat Zones: 8 to 15

Hardiness Zones: 10 to 13
Uses: Container, Erosion control, Street, Ground cover
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Fast

Tree Shape: Spreading

Canopy Density: Dense

Canopy Texture: Medium

Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m

Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm

Time to Ultimate Height: 1 to 2 Years
Notes
If soil is kept too moist, roots can rot, causing poor growth, chlorosis and plant death.

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: Less than 5

Leaf Shape: Cordate

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Glossy

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Flower Type: Solitary

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: No Fragance

Flower Color: Red, Pink

Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall
Trunk
Fruit

Fruit Showiness: No

Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: No

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic

Water Requirements: Low

Light Requirements: Full
Management

Invasive Potential: Yes

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: Less than 25

Edible Parts: None

Plant Propagation: Cutting, Division