Plant Profile

Lampranthus spectabilis (Trailing Ice Plant )

Trailing ice plant is a succulent that grows daisy like flower. It has fleshy leaves that makes is frost tolerent. It's also heat, drought and salt tolerant. Ideal to be used in rock gardens, containers, borders, planting beds.

To plant in fast draining soil, ideally sand, in full sun. Needs low watering.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Les Plantes du Sable, griffes de sorcière

Pronunciation: lam-PRAN-thus speck-TAB-ih-liss
Plant type: Groundcover, Cactus / Succulent
Origin: South Africa
Heat Zones: 8 to 16

Hardiness Zones: 8 to 13
Uses: Border Plant, Mass Planting, Container, Ground cover, Rock Garden
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Spreading

Canopy Texture: Fine

Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m

Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm

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Foliage

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Trifoliate

Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

Leaf Shape: Linear

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Fleshy/Juicy

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green, Blue-Green

Color(changing season): Green, Blue-Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Type: Capitulum

Flower Scent: No Fragance

Flower Color: Yellow, Red, Purple

Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Trunk
Fruit

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Color: Green

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Good
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Low

Light Requirements: Full
Management

Invasive Potential: No

Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

Edible Parts: None

Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting