Botanical Name: Aptenia cordifolia
Common Name: Red apple iceplant
Type of Plant: dicot: groundcover
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape thick, fleshy groundcover forming a spreading dense mat – blooming heavily in spring and summer
Height 2" - 4"
Spread 2' - 3'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun - less bloom in shade
Soil prefers well-drained soil
Hardiness tender (zones 17, 21-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, 4-ranked, ovate, 1-3" long, thick and fleshy
Flowers red-purple, 1" wide, singly along stem with many short, erect stamens
Fruit small 4-celled capsule
 
Propagation:
softwood cuttings, seed
 
Usage:
good fast-growing groundcover; useful on slopes, growing over walls, in hanging pots - very effective in small landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering tolerates drought after established
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning head back occasionally to keep in bounds
Pests/Diseases none
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Aizoaceae

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