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Pink Ice Plant (Delosperma)

Perennial

66 total reviews

  • Bold, pink flowers quickly fill your landscape!
  • Evergreen, succulent foliage adds playful texture.
  • Low-growing ground cover spreads rapidly.
  • Thrives in heat and drought.
  • Zones 6-10, sun, 6" tall x 24" wide at maturity.
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Size: One Quart
Regular price $21.00
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
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Arrives as a Young Plant
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee

Description

Don't let the charming pink flowers of Delosperma cooperi (ice plant) fool you; it's also tough-as-nails! This hardy, drought-proof ground cover will bloom with hundreds of pink flowers for months on end.  Succulent green foliage grows to fill even the most challenging spaces. When grown in optimal conditions, it can spreads 2 feet in a single season! Did we mention how low maintenance it is? All you'll need to do is plant and relax. This ground cover thrives in heat, humidity, and little water. Pink ice plant also loves full sun, and thrives in areas receiving more than 6 hours of sunlight a day. It is fairly resistant to insects, diseases, and deer. Ideal in rock gardens, crevices, sunny border edges, and even gravel!  

Details

Botanical name: Delosperma cooperi
Common name: Hardy ice plant
Zone: 6 - 10
Sun exposure: Sun (> 6 hours sun)
Height x width: 3-6" X 12-24"
Flower color: Pink-purple
Foliage color: Green
Season of interest: Summer through early fall
Bloom time: Late spring, summer, late summer
Features: Suitable for slopes, space savers, low flammability, ground cover, dry soils, drought tolerant, deer resistant, container plants, best sellers, best for beginners
Uses: Alpine and rock gardens, container gardening, edging, erosion control, ground cover, massing, slopes, small spaces

How to Grow

Soil: Dry, sharply-drained soils in full sun. This plant will grow poorly or die in any soil that is not well-drained. Generally, avoid clay soils unless amended. Tolerates average to lean soils, including sandy and gravelly ones.
Light: Sun (> 6 hours sun)
Water: Water sparingly during the growing season. Plants have a good tolerance for heat and drought.
Spacing: 1 to 2 feet
Fertilizing: No fertilization is required.
Winterizing: North of Zones 7, it is semi-evergreen and is not reliably winter hardy. They should be planted in dry, sheltered locations and given winter protection.
Maintenance & pruning: No pruning is needed. Once established, it can divide clumps in spring, or grow from stem cuttings.

All About Growing & Caring For Ice Plant (Delosperma)

Hardy ice plant is a flowering ground cover with glossy, succulent foliage and colorful frilled flowers. It thrives in poor soils, isn’t bothered by deer, requires no pruning, and goes without constant watering. Here, we’ll show you how to grow and care for ice plants and answer frequently asked questions about this versatile ground cover.

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Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:

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Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:

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Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.

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  • 5 stars: 32 (48%)
  • 4 stars: 7 (11%)
  • 3 stars: 6 (9%)
  • 2 stars: 7 (11%)
  • 1 star: 14 (21%)
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S.R. (North Carolina)
Bad delivery!

Stop using Fed Ex! The box, doubly packed by you, sat upside on my porch until I got home. Plants on top (which was bottom) squashed by the other flat which was now on top. I tried to bring them back bc I hate waste. I will never order again because you use Fed Ex. I’m trying to not let this unprofessional delivery waste my money but so far I’ve saved have a flat of the flowers that you packed on top. Such a tightly packed order is a concern as well. Those two habits will make me rethink any purchases again. Do you even read?

How about pictures? I would never recommend this slack outfit or order again. You sent the star plant in a large flat little plants —not what I ordered. The thyme came in small pots. Your slack outfit misfiled my order. I want a refund for all your mistakes. I will continue to warn others! ! My mistake to have ordered from this grifter outfit who can’t even fill orders!!!

Hello! We're sorry you've received plants that aren't up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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F.S. (Colorado)
Half dead after a month

I planted all of the Ice Plants in the same garden bed. Each plant is in the same soil, was planted to the same depth, received the same sunshine, and received the same water. Half are doing well and some are even flowering. The other half are dead. There is no pattern - the living and dead plants are evenly distributed.

Our friendly customer service team is here to help! Just contact us at [email protected] with your order number and photos of the plants. After further investigation, we will be able to better assist you. All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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V.E. (Virginia)
Amazingly pretty

This image shows two plants I bought a little over a year ago. They have greatly expanded and have been blooming since the spring really happy. I tried these out!

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E.H. (Michigan)
Beautiful!

They have already started blooming. Great for south facing full sun garden.

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M.S. (Oklahoma)
Nice addition to a troublesome spot

After extensive research, we settled on pink ice plants to cover a troublesome location in our front yard. The 60 plants arrived in perfect condition. What we have come to expect from Great Garden Plants.
They have now been in the ground for about 2 months, and have doubled or even tripled in size. We have only had 1 fatality thus far. It will probably take 3 growing seasons to effectively fill the bed, but they are blooming everyday, and are attractive now.

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B. (Pennsylvania)
Pink Ice Plant

Arrived out of container in shipping box. Planted immediately. Did not survive!

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M.H.

I was thrilled to open it and see that it was completely intact; there was very little cleaning to do and now it’s in a pot, settling in to its new home (lol)

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M.P.

2 of the 4 arent going to make it

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L.H. (North Carolina)
they all died 2 weeks after arrival

i’m sorry, but plants are so tiny they get lost anywhere you put them. every one them died 2 weeks after arrival

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K.B. (Tennessee)
Fairly satisfied

About half of my plants were in rough shape when they arrived. After nursing them, I think most of them will make it and definitely add some beauty to my yard!

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C.S. (Florida)

It was a nice idea .but the plant never grew . I received it wrapped in a plastic bag,the plant was cut back to a bunch of spaghetti like pieces about 3” long . , I put everything back in pot that was in the bag . 24 hours later I planted in my garden watered it and it disappeared in a couple days. I thought maybe it would grow. But not yet. I think it might work better if it doesn’t get mutilated so much

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Pink Ice Plant (Delosperma)

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J.B. (Oklahoma)
Pink Ice Plant DOA

Planted as soon as we received but they all died. Bought some from my local nursery and they are growing!

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D.H.

Received with several stems broken off, but growing well

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A. (Florida)
Great customer service and excellent healthy plants

I am a first time buyer from Great Garden Plants. The original shipment was delayed by Fedex. Majority of the plants were not in good condition. Support only requested a few photos and automatically replaced the whole shipment. With minimal efforts from my end, replacement arrived within a week. Superior customer service. Super healthy plants. This is a great place to purchase for plants!

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D.K. (California)
Ice plant

Does not look like it is going to make it!

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R. (Texas)
Dead

I so wanted to have this kind of display in my yard, but they died soon after planting them, even though I took great care at watering them according to instructions.

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V.W.

I like the size of the quart size container and the plants arrived healthy.

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J.M. (Oregon)
Pink ice olant review

I only received the plants about 3 weeks ago. They have not only gotten over there journey but appear to be flourishing already..very good quality plants, thank you

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j.l. (Georgia)
Perfect for rocks

My driveway is lined with shoebox sized rocks. I tucked these ice plants into nooks and crannies and they took off! They are growing much faster than the stonecrop. Beautiful blossoms.

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N.K. (Texas)

One of the two may not make it; was out of the bag and roughed up; only a few strands remained.

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S.S. (Minnesota)
Beautiful colors!

Dark green leaves and just blooming pink flowers. Fantastic so far!

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J. (Missouri)
Ice plants seem to be doing well

I purchased 26 ice plants in a few varieties and planted them in August and September. I also planted some Sweet Woodruff and they didn't do as well because of the heat.

I lost some of the ice plants, probably due to deer, but for the most part they seem to be growing well. There is a lot of erosion on the slope north of our pool and I am hopeful that these will cover the area next Spring and help solve that problem.

One of my better purchases from Great Garden Plants up to this point.

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S.M. (Ohio)
1 Beautiful-1 - not so good

I love the ice plants, virtually no maintenance. And so pretty

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Pink Ice Plant