Botanical Name: Malephora lutea
Common Name: Yellow trailing iceplant
Type of Plant: dicot: groundcover
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape low, trailing to somewhat mounded habit, densely branched with tiny succulent foliage
Height 6-12"
Spread 1-2'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil tolerates most, except wet clay
Hardiness some frost (zones 15-24); best in warm locations
 
Morphology:
Leaves modified pinnate, succulent, narrowly oblong-cylindrical, light green, 1/4 to 1/2" long
Flowers bright yellow, many stamened, 1/2-1" across, solitary, scattered stalks, 2-3" high – April-June, intermittent
Fruit fleshy capsule, 1/2" across
 
Propagation:
seed, soft/semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
ground cover for small area, warm locations, succulent borders, low facer – not recommended for large scale erosion control
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep soak
Fertilizing little after established
Pruning none required; tip back occasionally to keep in bounds
Pests/Diseases snails/slugs
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Aizoaceae

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