SCIENTIFIC NAME: Delosperma cooperi

COMMON NAME: Cooper's ice plant

FAMILY: Aizoaceae

TYPE: perennial

LEAVES: succulent, green, evergreen, 2 to 3" long, 1/4" wide, cylindrical, flecked with silver

FLOWER: purple flecked with silver, 2" across

SEASON OF BLOOM: late spring to early summer and fall

GROWTH HABIT: groundcover, 6" tall, spreads 2'

SOIL: well drained, drought tolerant

SUN: full

HARDINESS: zone 7

UTILIZATION: groundcover, control erosion on slopes, rock garden

DISEASES: none serious

INSECTS AND RELATED PESTS: none serious

PROPAGATION: cuttings

MAINTENANCE: mulch with temperatures below 20^oF; thin when mat becomes dense so plants will survive wet, humid weather