How to Plant and Grow Ice Plant (Lampranthus)
Ice plant is a succulent--meaning it has thick leaves that are watery inside--with daisy-like flowers. It's a good ground cover for hot, dry areas. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Seeds
- Mulch
- Plants
- Fertilizers
- Hand cultivators
- Compost makers
- Bypass pruners
Instructions
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Choosing Ice Plant
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Look for plants at nurseries year round.
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Buy ice plant in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.
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Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds.
Planting Ice Plant
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Plant ice plant in full sun in extremely well-drained soil. Sandy soil is best.
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Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting hole.
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Place the plants no deeper than the depth of the containers they were growing in.
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Set the plants 1 foot apart.
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Water well until soil is completely moist.
Caring for Ice Plant
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Cut off old, dead stems and spent flowers with by-pass pruners at any time of the year to tidy the plant.
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I'm looking for purple iceplant in flats & there aren't any available. Does anyone know how & where to get it now.
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I am in upstate NY and would also like to know if I should bring plants (Ecklon's) in for the winter. I have been unable to find this information.
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I have two ice plants; one has yellow blossoms and the other has pink blossoms. I am surprised that they have both survived the frosts that we have had in ND have gone as low as 23 degrees. Will it survive the winter and come back in the Spring? I did replant the yellow one to take it indoors but now wonder if I can just let the other one outside. What do you advise?
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Iceplant is an invasive plant and should not be planted in California. Please see this page for alternatives: http://www.cal-ipc.org/landscaping/dpp/plantpage.php?region=socal&type=Ground%20covers.
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Brenda Norwood
Oct 15, 2010
This is my first ice plant. It is in potting soil right now.. How often do i water it since it loves the exposure to the sun?
