Scientific Name Delosperma cooperi Common Name Hardy ice plant

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Characteristics Season summer Height 3-6 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 6-9 Flower Color purplish pink Soil dry, sandy or rocky Exposure full sun Propagation seed North Carolina Regions Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments Hardy ice plant forms a carpet of soft, fleshy green leaves covered with purplish pink, daisy-like flowers. If flourishes in dry, sandy soils and is perfect for the xeriscape landscape Origin South Africa

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                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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