Delosperma cooperi(Hook.f . ) L.Bolus
Cooper ’s Hardy Ice Plant , Cooper ’s Ice Plant , Hardy Ice Plant , Hardy Purple Ice Plant , Pink Carpet , Purple Ice Plant , Trailing Ice Plant
Mesembryanthemum cooperi
Family : AizoaceaeSubfamily : RuschioideaeTribe : RuschieaeGenus : Delosperma
The specific epithet " cooperi " ( pronounced " koo - PER - ee " ) honors Thomas Cooper ( 1815 - 1913 ) , an English botanist and plant explorer who take in works in South Africa from 1859 to 1862 .
Delosperma cooperiis native toLesothoandSouth Africa(Free State ) .
Delosperma cooperiis a mat - formingsucculentwith tracking shank , acerate leaf - like leafage , and beautiful daisy - similar blossom . It can grow up to 6 inches ( 15 cm ) improbable and scatter 24 inches ( 60 cm ) . The leaves are light green and nearly cylindric , measuring up to 2 inches ( 5 centimeter ) in length and up to 0.25 in ( 0.6 cm ) in diam .
This industrial plant blooms continuously from early summer to fall . The blossom are produced in such quantity that they cut across the foliage .
USDA hardiness zones5a to 9b : from -20 ° F ( −28.9 ° C ) to 30 ° F ( -1.1 ° C ) .
This succulent is autochthonic to South Africa , where it is an evergreen . Belying its beginning , this sturdy perennial can be grown inUSDA zones5 to 9 . At the northerly end of this reach , however , note two thing :
Planting it in full sun and superblywell - drained soilare critical steps to spring up this sun - bed groundcover successfully . quash planting in clayey grunge unless you want to meliorate infiltration with land amendments . Purple Ice plant are drought - resistant and do not require prolific soil , but hate sitting in piddle .
Despite their ohmic resistance to drouth and dislike of plastered feet , they will turn a profit from occasionalwateringin the summer estrus , as long as the drain is excellent .
Reduce watering in fall to help harden it off for wintertime , as stale will be less likely to damage the succulent leaves if they are not quite so full of water .
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