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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. 

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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

  • By Stickpen (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Juni from Kyoto, Japan (Flickr.com - image description page) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Dalgial (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By IDS.photos from Tiverton, UK (Flower close-up) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By 松岡明芳 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Stickpen (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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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

  • By Stickpen (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Juni from Kyoto, Japan (Flickr.com - image description page) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Dalgial (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By IDS.photos from Tiverton, UK (Flower close-up) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By 松岡明芳 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Stickpen (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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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

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