Ice Plant Pink Table Mountain Delosperma Cooperi is a hardy, succulent perennial flowering plant native to South Africa. For the speedy establishment Ice Plant Pink Table Mountain seeds can be started indoors 4-6 weeks before last frost, so the seedling can be moved outdoors as soon as all danger of frost has passed. Pink Ice Plant forms a low carpet of succulent, evergreen, shiny, deep-green leaves, and dense masses of small, star-like, fuchsia, deep-pink flowers of Ice Plant Table Mountain appear on a top of the succulent foliage from late spring and through summer attracting butterflies and bees.
Ice Plant Pink Table Mountain is a popular succulent flower for growing as a ground cover and lawn substitute in hot, dry areas. The compact growing Pink Ice Plant has many garden uses such as alpine and rock gardens, edging, containers, window boxes, wall crowns, and stone enclosures. Mountain Delosperma seeds are easy to germinate without any special treatment, and easy to care Ice Plant Table Mountain grows best in full sun and sandy, sharp-draining soil tolerating heat, drought and poor soil.
PLANT PROFILE
Season: Perennial
Height: 2-3 Inches
Bloom Season: Spring/Summer
Environment: Sun/Partial Shade
Soil Type: Average/Poor/Dry well-drained, pH 5.8-7.2
USDA Zones: 4-9
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
Sow Indoors: Winter (4-6 weeks before last frost)
Sow Outdoors: Spring/Fall
Seed Depth: Surface sowing - press seeds slightly into the soil
Germination Time: 14-21 Days