Ice Plant (Delosperma Cooperi Table Mountain) - It only takes 4 months, and you will be able to enjoy this ground cover plant and the brilliant fuchsia blooms when you start Ice Plant seeds! This hardy, drought-tolerant ground cover plant forms a ground-hugging carpet that faithfully blooms season after season. A mainstay of the water-saving or dry-climate garden, this hardy Ice Plant is a colorful ground cover that blooms with little to no care!

Table Mountain Ice Plant has foliage that is deep green, almost succulent looking and extremely shiny. The blooms are 1 - 2 inches across and cover the foliage, opening in the morning and closing in the evening.  Drought tolerant Ice Plants make a great under planting for roses and taller shrubs. They also work well in a container as long as their situation is sunny and well-draining.

Plant Delosperma Cooperi seeds indoors 4 - 6 weeks before last frost is predicted. Use starter trays and sterile potting mix. Press the Ice Plant seeds into the soil but do not cover the seeds. Keep the ground cover seeds moist but not saturated until germination occurs. Transplant outdoors, 18 inches a part when temperatures are warmed. Find a sunny location with sandy, sharp-draining soil. In the hottest climates, Ice Plant would do well with some afternoon shade.

Ice Plant Seeds | Yellow

How to Grow

Sow Ice Plant seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the last frost. Or, sow outdoors after danger of frost has passed. Transplant the yellow Livingstone Daisy seedlings when they are 2 inches tall and space them 12 inches apart.

• Sowing Rate: 3 - 5 seeds per cell or approximately 5000 seeds covers 100 square feet
• Depth: Surface sow seed
• Average Germ Time: 7 - 21 days
• Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination

Groundcover Specifications

Ice Plant care includes trimming any spent blooms to tidy the appearance. Watch for slug or snail damage.

• Plant Spacing: 12 inches
• Width: 12 inches
• Height: 4 inches
• USDA Zones: 10 - 11
• Season: Perennial

Ice Plant (Dorotheanthus Bellidiformis Gelato Yellow Shades) - Enjoy this fast-spreading, sunny yellow Livingstone Daisy. It establishes easily and quickly from ground cover seeds. Drought tolerant Livingstone Daisy Ice Plant is perfect for along the driveway, flower bed, or mass planting anywhere in your xeriscape landscape. These quick-spreading ground cover plants are blazing with yellow blooms all summer long. The blooms typically measure 1 1/2 inches across with dozens of long, slender petals jammed around a black eye. They face straight up on plants that just reach 4 - 6 inches tall. You can not find an easier flowering plant to establish from ground cover seed. Livingstone Daisy Ice Plants are a tender perennial. In areas that are not frost free, grow them as annuals for their quick, colorful display.

Sow Ice Plant seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the last frost. Or, sow outdoors after danger of frost has passed. Transplant the yellow Livingstone Daisy seedlings when they are 2 inches tall and space them 12 inches apart. Ice Plant care includes trimming any spent blooms to tidy the appearance. Watch for slug or snail damage.

Ice Plant (Dorotheanthus Bellidiformis Gelato Bright Red) - Enjoy this fast-spreading, red Ice Plant ground cover. It establishes easily and quickly from Ice Plant seeds and is a free-flowering, drought-tolerant, easy-to-care-for plant that thrives in the hot, dry soil that other plants simply will not tolerate. Also known as Livingstone Daisy, this ground cover plant is blazing with bright red blooms all summer long and is great for xeriscape landcaping where water conservation is desired.

Sow Livingstone Daisy seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the last frost. Or, sow Ice Plant ground cover seed outdoors after danger of frost has passed. If started indoors, transplant when seedlings are 2 inches tall and space them 12 inches apart. Red Ice Plant care includes trimming any spent blooms to tidy the appearance. An application of fertilizer during the growing season is helpful. Watch for slug or snail damage.

Sow Livingstone Daisy seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the last frost. Or, sow Ice Plant ground cover seed outdoors after danger of frost has passed. If started indoors, transplant when seedlings are 2 inches tall and space them 12 inches apart. Ice Plant care includes trimming any spent blooms to tidy the appearance. An application of fertilizer during the growing season is helpful. Watch for slug or snail damage.

Ice Plant (Dorotheanthus Bellidiformis Gelato White) - For an easy-to-care-for drought tolerant plant that thrives in the hot, dry soil, start Ice Plant seed. This white Ice Plant is a fast-spreading ground cover that is excellent for flower beds, spilling over the sides of containers or for xeriscape landscaping. Also known as Livingstone Daisy, this ground cover plant is free-flowering and will bloom all summer long with very low water usage. White Livingstone Daisy flowers are 1 1/2 inches across, and the plants are frost tender. In areas with frosts, grow Livingstone Daisy Ice Plant as an annual.

Sow Livingstone Daisy seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the last frost. Or, sow Ice Plant ground cover seed outdoors after danger of frost has passed. If planting in trays, transplant when seedlings are 2 inches tall and space them 12 inches apart. Apply a slow-release fertilizer at the time of transplanting.