Aptenia cordifolia, a type of ice plant also known as baby sun rose, is a durable summer bloomer native to South Africa. Aptenia cordifolia is a sun-loving perennial that produces small, reddish-purple, daisylike blooms atop thick, succulent stems.
Aptenia cordifolia or Baby Sun Rose is a rugged, creeping plant from South Africa that is ideal for dry locations. Flowers open during the bright part of the day from around noon through the afternoon. Aptenia cordifolia comes naturally to the eastern coastal region of the Cape Province and Kruger National Park in the Transvaal, South Africa, probably only in King William's Town, Stutterheim, Komgha, Transkei, Eastern Cape, and Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal. It is widely introduced and often naturalized elsewhere in the world.
