Heartleaf Iceplant

Heartleaf Iceplant Care

Mesembryanthemum cordifolium

What is the plant

Mesembryanthemum cordifolium is a species of succulent plant in the iceplant family. The common name is baby sun rose. It is a maintenance-free ground cover used extensively to cover banks and slopes throughout the tropics and warmer temperate areas.

Mesembryanthemum cordifolium is formerly known as Aptenia cordifolia. It comes naturally to the eastern coastal region of the Cape Province and Kruger National Park in the Transvaal, South Africa. It is widely introduced and often naturalized elsewhere in the world. It grows naturally in shady places, often under trees. It is planted in parking lot planters, parkways and home gardens, but easily it escapes from cultivation and spreads in disturbed places, on margins of coastal wetlands and on embankments along irrigation waterways.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

18°C - 25°C

Hardiness zone

10a - 11b

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Heartleaf ice plant needs 0. 8 cups of water every 12 days when it doesn't get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5. 0" pot.
Pruning
It is important because damaged leaves and stems can actually be an energy drain on your plant. By removing those dead parts, you're taking some of that work off your plant’s plate and allowing it to divert its energy into healthy leaves and new growth!
Fertilizer
Use slow-release fertilizer for container plants. Avoid using too much fertilizer.

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Sunlight
All plants require light for photosynthesis, the process within a plant that converts light, oxygen, and water into carbohydrates (energy). Plants require this energy to grow, bloom and produce seeds. Without adequate light, carbohydrates cannot be manufactured, the energy reserves are depleted and plants die. They need 12-14 hours of indirect sunlight.
Soil
Does best in conventional potting soils that contain ingredients such as peat, manure, and black hummus.
Temperature
Plants are reputedly hardy to about -10°C. Cold weather kills them down to the ground, but they rebound with the onset of warm weather.

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Container
Container should provide ample drainage and room for growth.
Popularity
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