Delosperma cooperi

Also Known As

Cooper's Hardy Ice Plant

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 1"-3"
W: 12"-18"

planting zones

5a-9b

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Delosperma cooperi plant details

Delosperma cooperi is a fast-growing broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with blue and green foliage. In spring magenta and purple flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in average, gritty, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and seaside / salt tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Delosperma cooperi

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: aizoaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 12 IN - 18 IN - wide, 1 IN - 3 IN - tall
Flowers: magenta and purple blooms in spring
Uses: container plant, long-blooming, rock garden, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Delosperma cooperi

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: heat and seaside / salt
Soil needs: average, gritty, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A long season of showy small purple flowers and a tolerant disposition make this succulent groundcover a good choice for a sunny bank. S/D

By: Forestfarm

Delosperma cooperi is an upright growing succulent with blue-green foliage that displays a mat of bright pink, daisy-like flowers. Excellent for rock and alpine gardens. Deer resistant. Ice Plants grow best in well-drained, gravelly soil that is not wet in winter. Drought tolerant. Requires little water once established.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Vibrant pink/purple blooms cover the succulent foliage from spring until fall for a beautiful ground cover.

By: Maples N More Nursery

Thrives in dry, sandy or rocky soils, in containers or atop rock walls where perfect drainage is assured. Its glossy neon pink flowers and sparkling stems relish the heat and drought of summer, blooming July to September. Best overwintering success in dry, sheltered locations.

By: Select Seeds

Single deep rose pink flowers all summer on shiny, deep green foliage. Ice plants are long-blooming and carefree succulent mat-forming perennials similar to sedums that thrive in heat, drought and nearly any well-drained soil. Very hardy but should be protected from winter wet either with very well drained soil or in the rainshadow of a house or other structure. Great in containers. Deer resistant.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Hot pink flowers, the leaves are more cylindrical than sutherlandii but otherwise it is similar, cooperi is one of the hardiest species surviving here on dry sites and flowering for months.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Delosperma cooperi also known as the ice plant is an amazingly hardy ground cover. It has very succulent looking needle shaped leaves and nice pink flowers that bloom all summer. It was one of the most flowering plants in our rock garden the last few years. Once in the ground it makes a nice mat several feed across. A must have for any hardy cactus or succulent garden.